Pitt to host BBC musician documentary

Brad Pitt will host a music documentary on the late British singer-songwriter Nick Drake for BBC Radio 2, Reuters reports.

Drake, who died of a drug overdose in 1974 at the age of 26, is regularly cited as an influence by some of Radio 2's core artists, including REM, Paul Weller and Badly Drawn Boy, said Lesley Douglas, Controller of BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music.

"I was introduced to Nick Drake's music about five years ago, and am a huge admirer of his records," Pitt said in a BBC statement.

"When Radio 2 approached me to get involved in this project, I was delighted to be asked."

The program, which airs on May 22, includes a Norah Jones version of Drake's song Day is Done.