How to survive on a desert island by a former royal navy lieutenant commander by paul hart 29 jan 2017, 5. Here are the moments that made desert island discs a radio classic. Desert island discs is a classic amongst radio programmes. Desert island discs is on radio 4 on sundays at 11. Bbc desert island discs free listening on soundcloud. Bbc radio 4 this week desert island discs celebrated its. Irish artists who picked their desert island discs for the bbc. Guests select the 8 songs theyd take with them if they were to be castaway alone on a desert island. In an interview for bbc radio 4s desert island discs he told how suspect agents interrogated him in yalta in what may have been a recruitment drive. Model the activity by telling them what you would like to. Seven decades of desert island discs the new yorker. Before we reveal the results, we thought wed provide you with a few more historical facts about the programme. He made his first bombing mission over the kiel canal the day after war was declared.
He described how producing his guide books became an obsession for him. May you live in interesting times well, there isnt actually it dates all the way back to the politician austen chamberlain in 1936 but i think we can all agree that 2016 has been interesting. The three main choices have been poetry, novels, and practical books. Desert island discs celebrated its 70th birthday in 2012. Desert island discs is the best thing on the radio. Keith richards sparks rush for rare book after singing its praises on radio. Desert island discs goodreads meet your next favorite book.
I like a lot of genres, but more folkpoprock that makes me feel. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading desert island discs. The 9 most unexpected song choices on desert island discs. It has introduced me to some fantastic music, and often from people you wouldnt expect. Desert island discs is a radio programme broadcast on bbc radio 4. Kirsty youngs journalistic career began in 1989, newsreading and presenting for bbc radio scotland. Desert island discs is a biographical and factual radio programme produced by bob symes. Do people lie about their music tastes on desert island discs. Here are bruce springsteens top 8 desert island discs. Tune in to your local bbc radio station at midday on jan 29 for special editions of your desert island discs featuring listeners castaway choices.
Most of us would probably wish that 2017 is a little less so. John lloyd, director, producer and writer, is interviewed by kirsty young for desert island discs. Roy plomley devised the concept for desert island discs and hosted the show. Desert island discs by mitchell symons baughs blog. A simple party game that works as a warmup, cooldown or to give students some easy practice expressing preferences. Launch lauren laverne launches radio 4s invitation for you to tell us about one piece of music that you have turned to in the recent weeks of lockdown, and the story behind your choice.
The original version was recorded by coates for introducing the bbc radio series desert island discs, which has run since 1942, and the theme is still in use today. Every episode from 1942 to the present day is available to hear on the bbc archive. Remarkably, more than 3,000 episodes have been recorded, with some guests returning to the show more than once. The mayor of londons appearance on desert island discs in 2005 threw up a couple of decent choices, including here comes the sun by the beatles, soul limbo by booker t. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In part this is down to its format, where each week a famous guest becomes a fantasy castaway. Its achingly funny, profoundly moving, and even educational. For the jazz museums expanded version, the presenters are jazz musicians. He states what they might be at the start and as the story unfolds we find out what they actually would when i briefly lived in england desert island discs was must do listening at my.
The desert island discs theme is actually known as by the sleepy lagoon by eric coates. Culture books features top 10 book choices on desert island discs from divine comedy to war and peace. I listen religiously to desert island discs every week on uk bbc radio 4 and i can never believe it when the guests dont take some beatles and dylan. Desert island discs archives national jazz museum in harlem. There is one addition to the orchestral recording however, with the bbc bosses adding in the sound of. 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. Stream tracks and playlists from bbc desert island discs on your desktop or mobile device.
It was first broadcast on the bbc home service on 29 january 1942 each week a person called a castaway is asked to choose eight pieces of music, a book and a luxury item that they would take if they were to be cast away on a desert island an island. How have the music choices on desert island discs changed. In the show, dahl was asked for eight pieces of music, a book and a luxury to take if they were to be castaway on a desert island. In theory, you could spend the rest of your life flicking from one. Doing the show got me thinking about music and the role it has played in my life. Since 1942, desert island discs has been a regular feature on bbc radio 4. Youre just settling into the familiar swell of a favourite tune. Book hitchhikers guide to the galaxy by douglas adams. A cast of castaways the best desert island discs of all. Every wednesday alex johnson delves into a unique collection of titles. Bruce springsteen recently sat down with bbc 4s kirsty young for the stations longrunning desert island discs series, which features celebrity castaways discussing some of the. Graham norton, mansfield park by jane austen, a mirror.
So they briefly changed the sound effect to the more authentic cries of. Bbc radio 4 november 15, 2014 this week desert island discs celebrated its 3,000th edition with eric winkle brown the recordbreaking 95 yearold former test pilot who interrogated hermann goering, helped liberate the belsen concentration camp and by chance managed to sing with the glenn miller band. 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. The theme of desert island discs runs through the island as link and his parents are fans and link guesses what the choices might be for the others. Halls story collection doctor dogbodys leg as his book of choice when he appeared on desert island discs. B bc radio 4 broadca sts new pr ogrammes for approximately 42 weeks each year on sunday mornings, usually with a repeat transmission. He has worked on books with, among many others, sir clement freud, michael mansfield qc, david blunkett, rolf harris.
Event in birmingham, united kingdom by chris bridge mbe and 2 others on saturday, november 11 201740 posts in the discussion. War and peace as his book, but spoiled the effect by saying the huge. For seven decades, desert island discs has been introduced by the same theme song, by the sleeping lagoon, composed in 1930, by eric coats, and every week a new castaway of. Roald dahl appeared on desert island discs in november 1979 on bbc radio 4. Sean magee is a distinguished publisher, editor, and author. As soon as he left school he joined the royal air force and became a bomber pilot. Posts about desert island discs written by wcclibraries. Top 10 book choices on desert island discs from divine comedy.
This book is full of information regarding the artists who have given their choice of music. When the 26 year old guy gibson appeared on desert island discs on 19 february 1944 roy plomley opened the programme with a brief history of his extraordinary career. My castaway this week is a lifestyle entrepreneur who managed to slot herself into the post brexit malaise that hung over the uk in the years between 2017 and the present day. See all episodes from desert island discs 11 things we learned from charlie brookers desert island discs the awardwinning writer and broadcaster on selfconfidence, fear and family. With the entire desert island discs archive now available on the bbc radio 4 website, guests selections of books and luxuries are comprehensively revealed in all their profound, surprising and occasionally downright odd glory. A comprehensive rt survey of 3,200 castaway choices analysing one year in every decade since desert island discs began in 1942 reveals how the musical tastes of the great and good have. It is broadcast on bbc radio 4 in the united kingdom. She described the night he was shot as they walked home together and her fears for the effect his death would have on their son. Classic bbc radio theme desert island discs youtube. The 75th anniversary of desert island discs featuring david beckham, the funniest and most moving moments, animations and quizzes. A collection of the most listened to desert island discs on iplayer from 20. Fortunately, there was a huge resource in the public domain to help us.
When i was a kid i spent more time reading books than listening to music, but my childhood. Conservative leader david cameron says he believes kgb agents may have tried to recruit him during his gap year. This is a list of those rare discs that if i were on a desert island, id wish i could play, ones i play regularly. She has been lauded as exporter of the year in 2025, with the expansion of her clothing lines, spa, retreat. The bbc radio show desert island discs has been asking that question for more than 70 years. 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. Our 10 favourite desert island discs interviews with women on bbc radio 4. Its a great show, and i had a blast taping a segment that aired on sunday. You can only take an eight track playlist, a book of your choice, and one luxury item which cant be practical. The weekly series asks guests to choose eight musical recordings, a book, and a luxury item that they would take with them to a desert island. Desert island discs is a trusty old friend in our house but ive always found it frustrating that the music extracts are so short. Tell students that they are trapped on a desert island and they can bring with them.
Fascinating facts, figures and miscellany from one of bbc radio 4s bestloved programmes kindle edition by symons, mitchell. Desert island discs takes two short breaks, in the northern spring and summ er. The choice s o f bo ok and luxury can sometimes give insight into the guests life, and the choi ces of guests since 2011 are listed here. And of course, no desert island discs episode would be complete without the luxury item and the book choice. Desert island discs nine of the most moving desert. Top 10 book choices on desert island discs from divine. Top 10 book choices on desert island discs from divine comedy to war and peace. Since the programme began in 1942, a total of 43 guests. In the fall of 2015, the national jazz museum in harlem debuted its version of desert island discs.
Desert island discs simple english wikipedia, the free. They are just two names to have left their mark on bbc radio 4s desert island discs, which turns 70. Guy gibson of the dambusters, and his desert island discs. Desert island discs is one of the best and longest running radio shows on the bbc the gist of the show is simple. In 2008 she became the presenter of crimewatch on bbc1 and she has presented desert island discs since 2006. Kirsty young asks castaways to choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island broadcasting house, london. The original programme, as created by roy plomley, created an environment for celebrities to talk about their life in the context of being in the imaginary position. Ed milibands desert island discs choices labourlist. Taking the reader through seven decades of wonderful entertainment, here is an absorbing range of facts, figures and miscellany including who chose what, and why.