BURY musician Guy Garvey, whose actress wife Rachael Stirling is Dame Diana Rigg's daughter, has paid a moving tribute to his mother-in-law.

On Sunday, the Elbow frontman devoted his weekend BBC Radio 6 music show to the iconic actress, playing music dedicated to her and reading out anecdotes about her long career.

Dame Diana, famous for roles including Emma Peel in TV series The Avengers and Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones, died on September 10 at the age of 82 following a battle with cancer.

After his show, Garvey thanked listeners and tweeted: “Thanks everyone. She was an amazing lady. Just like her daughter. X”

The 46-year-old singer's new TV series Guy Garvey From The Vaults began screening on Sky Atlantic this week.

The programme will feature previously unseen performances, outtakes and interviews from ITV’s regional channels during the 70s and 80s.

This will include Granada TV’s So It Goes, Tyne Tees’ The Tube, and LWT’s The London Weekend Show.

“Imagine me running around the warehouse from the end scene in ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’,” said Garvey.

“In one box an early interview with The Smiths, in another box unseen footage of Kate Bush and then a box containing Tony Wilson’s amazing wardrobe. I was as giddy as a kipper making this series.”

Each episode will focus on a different 12 months in rock history and marks Sky Arts’ move to free-to-air broadcasting on Freeview.