For seventy years now desert island discs has managed that rare feat to be both enduring and relevant. I have in fact gone to some trouble to ascertain that there is a single volume containing all six jane austen novels, and that. Top ten books for my desert island the imaginative. Subverting the usual desert islands discs format that allows guests to determine what eight recordings they would choose to take to their remote island home, ive chosen the following eight books to save. Since then, as she tells roy plomley, her career has been extremely varied, including music hall, opera, theatre, a onewoman show and a long spell on radio 4s week ending programme. My final selection of books in this desert island desiderata are the works of nonfiction. Irish artists who picked their desert island discs for the bbc. Desert island discs is a radio programme broadcast on bbc radio 4.
Bonus and adfree content available with stitcher premium. Comedian bob mortimer chooses the eight tracks, a book and a luxury he would take to a desert island. In conversation with roy plomley, he talks about his career and chooses the eight records he would take to the mythical island. Cosy books sharing my interest in twentiethcentury british literature and art with likeminded friends. Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of desert island discs favourite track.
The 9 most unexpected song choices on desert island discs. Desert island discs listen via stitcher for podcasts. The bbc radio 4 programme desert island discs invites castaways to choose eight pieces of music, a book in addition to the bible or a religious text appropriate to that persons beliefs and the complete works of shakespeare and a luxury item that they would take to an imaginary desert island, where they will be marooned indefinitely. Its achingly funny, profoundly moving, and even educational. Every sunday i listen to desert island discs on radio 4 and, like many writers im sure, indulge myself in the fantasy that i might one day be eminent enough for kirsty young to ask me, and what book would you take. To search, type desert island discs plus the castaways name. I need more people willing to participate in the feature known in the inner circle writers magazine as desert island books.
Top 10 book choices on desert island discs from divine. For those of you who dont, guests are invited to share the 8 songs they would take with them if stranded on a desert island, along with 1 book and a luxury item. Music and books are pretty much my two favourite things, so lets just jump right in. Who wants to bring shakespeare and the bible to a desert island anyway. Although he admits that hes sometimes appalled by the. Halls story collection doctor dogbodys leg as his book of. The rules state that the chosen luxury item must not be anything animate or indeed anything that enables the castaway to escape from the island, for. Desert island discs is a show in england where celebrities are interviewed and discuss their music choices should they be stranded on a desert island i thought the discs would include interviews with people, but it is only music, presumably the choices of different guests. Zuky over at bookbum recently created a tag based on desert island discs and she was kind enough to tag me. Bryan stevenson is an american lawyer and the author of the really good book just mercy. Fascinating facts and figures about radio 4s desert island discs. Its hard to believe that desert island discs has been on bbc radio for over 75 years even longer than just a minute. Fascinating facts, figures, stats, and trivia are collected here in celebration of the 70th anniversary of desert island discs. Every wednesday alex johnson delves into a unique collection of titles.
Posts about bbc desert island discs written by amytalksbooks. Praise to the holiest in the height from the dream of gerontius by edward elgar book. If i were stranded on a desert island with a fullystocked kitchen and craft room these are the books id want to have with me. Buy now from our amazon store all books are available. By casting away the biggest names of the day in science, business, politics, showbiz, sport and the arts, it presents a crosssectional snapshot of the times in which we live. Desert island discs is a classic amongst radio programmes. July 1, 2016 podcasts, uncategorized bbc, bbc desert island discs, bbc radio 4, books, coffee, coffeewithchrachel, crime, culture. Desert island discs is a biographical and factual radio programme, broadcast on bbc radio 4. It was first broadcast on the bbc forces programme on 29 january 1942 each week a guest, called a castaway during the programme, is asked to choose eight recordings usually, but not always, music, a book and a luxury item that they would take if they were to be cast away on a desert island, whilst discussing their lives. Bob mortimer is a comedian best known for his work with his comedy partner vic reeves. On the desert island discs website, you can browse all the recordings since 1942. The unofficial reddit community for the bbcs much loved desert island discs series. Not all of them available to listen to, but the vast majority are. Inspired by the bbc radio 4 programme desert island discs, the booklet if you could only take one.
Keith richards sparks rush for rare book after singing its praises on radio. On 29 january 1942, the bbc forces programme first broadcast a radio show called desert island discs. Wainwright has written some 50 books and his lake district guides have sold more than a million. Bbc radio 4 desert island discs, bob mortimer, comedian. Kirsty youngs top 10 desert island discs interviews. On bbc radio 4 is a show called desert island discs where a personality comes on the show and has to select 8 pieces of music, one book and one item of luxury to have with them if they were stranded on a desert island they talk about each selection and what it means to them, why its so important etc and it turns into an autobiographical chat. Since the programs deviser roy plomley interviewed comedian vic oliver in january 1942, nearly 3,000 distinguished people from all walks of life have been stranded on the mythical island, accompanied by only eight records, one book, and a luxury. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island. He describes his books as comedies, but, like london fields and other people, they are frequently dark and disturbing. Desert island discs celebrated its 70th birthday in 2012. The lark ascending named as listeners favourite desert. As the decades have passed, the programme has kept pace.
Guests on desert island discs have been choosing their favourite records since roy plomley first came up with the format for the radio show in 1942. For people who enjoy walking on the cumbrian fells theres one indispensable companion. He says that he has no choice as to the subjects of his books. They come from nowhere and feel like a little gulp in your digestive system. Desert island discs is the best thing on the radio. Desert island discs is nearly 80 years old, but remains one of the most listened to radio programmes, sitting in the top spot in the podcast download charts. And with so many programmes to choose from, its hard to know where to. We felt like desert island discs needed a bit of a revamp.
Most of you will be aware of the long running bbc radio 4 series, desert island discs. Listen to desert island discs episodes free, on demand. In part this is down to its format, where each week a famous guest becomes a fantasy castaway. The lark ascending named as listeners favourite desert island disc the nations favourite desert island disc has been named as the lark ascending by the english composer ralph vaughan williams. Culture books features top 10 book choices on desert island discs from divine comedy to war and peace. As young quits the iconic radio 4 programme after 12 years, heres a celebration of the presenters best interviews. Kirsty young bbc radio 4s desert island discs celebrates its seventieth birthday in 2012. Playwright tennessee williams is the writer of a streetcar named desire and appeared on desert island discs in 1978. Since the programmes deviser roy plomley interviewed comedian vic oliver in january 1942, nearly 3,000 distinguished people from all walks of life have been stranded on the mythical island. Desert island discs november 25, 2016 anthony bird 2 comments desert island discs is a long running radio broadcast currently broadcast on bbc radio 4 where, in the bbcs own words, a guest is invited to choose the eight records they would take with them to a desert island, guests are also permitted one book and one luxury item. I thought i would play a similar game, only changing it to 8 crime novels, 1 song and a luxury. This is a place to discuss anything about the 70 year old radio 4 programme, from your favourite castaways to your own desert island discs. Based on the bbc radio programme desert island discs, weve adapted this idea to ask castaways to list up to eight books, one song and one luxury item that th. This selection would be dominated by that most marvelous of monsters, the chesterbelloc, without whom i would not have reached the state of mind in which all the other works on this list became accessible or desirable.