In theory, you could spend the rest of your life flicking from one. Classic bbc radio theme desert island discs youtube. Jul 05, 2019 kirsty youngs top 10 desert island discs interviews. This month marks the 75th anniversary of bbc radio 4s desert island discs. The castaway in desert island discs this week is one of the great european artists of today eduardo paolozzi. There was a splash of publicity earlier this year when it was revealed that the bbc was to create a full desert island discs archive on its website. Stream tracks and playlists from desert island discs 70 on your desktop or mobile device. Kirsty youngs top 10 desert island discs interviews the. What started on january 29 in 1942, has since welcomed more than 3,000 guests, and currently has an onair audience of 2. As young quits the iconic radio 4 programme after 12 years, heres a celebration of the presenters best interviews.
Stream tracks and playlists from bbc desert island discs on your desktop or mobile device. Bbc desert island discs free listening on soundcloud. A cast of castaways the best desert island discs of all. 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. 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.
Full listings can be found on the desert island discs websi. Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island. Desert island discs, archive 20112012 downloads bbc radio 4. Archive 20052010 kirsty youngs castaway is the singer sandie shaw. Bbc radio 4 desert island discs, fragment archive 19601969. Explore the archive with the desert island discs podcasts. 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. Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island desert island discs. Desert island discs archives national jazz museum in.
In an era of everincreasing digital resources and scholarly interest in recent language. Brandenburg concerto no 3 in g major by johann sebastian bach book. One of his positions is her majestys sculptor inordinary for scotland a post rather like the poet laureate for sculpture, but with no duties attached to it. Every episode from 1942 to the present day is available to hear on the bbc archive. Id just about got over my twitter addiction, was taking it one day at a time, submitting to a higher power, remembering to brush my teeth, and then you go and launch the desert island discs archive and thats another lost weekend. Desert island discs is a radio programme broadcast on bbc radio 4.
In the fall of 2015, the national jazz museum in harlem debuted its version of desert island discs. Desert island discs podcast free listening on podbean app. A rill will be a stream, a stream will be a flood by swedish physicians in concert for the prevention of nuclear war book. Archive 19761980 podcast free listening on podbean app cancel. To search, type desert island discs plus the castaways name. Click above to browse castaways, from 1942 to today. Sun 3 jun 2012 kirsty young interviews margaret rhodes, former mi6 worker and first cousin to the queen. Sue lawleys guest on desert island discs today is the writer martin amis.
Fri 19 nov 2010 italian cookery writer anna del conte joins kirsty young to choose her desert island discs. Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of desert island discs favourite track. Desert island discs desert island discs podcasts bbc. Todays castaway on desert island discs confused the rock critics in the late 1970s with songs like sweet gene vincent, reasons to be cheerful and outraged the bbc with sex and drugs and rock and roll. They come from nowhere and feel like a little gulp in your digestive system. It was a very good year by robbie williams and frank sinatra book.
Join me in my obsession with desert island discs the. In his songs, he created the characters clevor trever and billericay dickie and so invented the original essex man. The first episode of desert island discs was recorded at the bombdamaged maida vale studios, in west london, on january 27, 1942, and aired on the bbc two days later. For the jazz museums expanded version, the presenters are jazz musicians. Lauren laverne responds to criticism that she is out of her. Aug 29, 2009 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. Bonus and adfree content available with stitcher premium.
The italian girl in algiers by gioacchino rossini book. Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island stream podcast episodes of desert island discs. Oct 25, 2015 desert island discs is one of the best and longest running radio shows on the bbc the gist of the show is simple. Listen for free to their radio shows, dj mix sets and podcasts. Desert island discs has just celebrated its 3,000th edition with a broadcast featuring the legendary and highly decorated former royal navy test pilot eric winkle brown cbe. His music has won the admiration of both serious musicians and the general public last year his work for cello and strings, the protecting veil, held the number one place in. Bbc radio 4 desert island discs desert island discs. Desert island discs is a classic amongst radio programmes.
He says that he has no choice as to the subjects of his books. Hell be talking to sue lawley about the varied inspirations for his music and about how he regards the work of composition as an act of prayer. Dec 15, 2019 lauren laverne has responded to the torrent of criticism she has received since she replaced kirsty young as the host of radio 4s desert island discs in september 2018. To leave or reply comments, please download free podbean app. Tutti i podcast piu tutte le radio a portata di click. Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of desert island discs hell be talking to sue lawley about his long and varied political career, which has encompassed periods as chancellor of the exchequer, home secretary and this countrys.
With her melodic, velvety voice, bare feet and sassoon bob she was the epitome of everything that was swinging about the 60s. Archive 19911996 sue lawleys guest on desert island discs today is the writer martin amis. Life of johnson by james boswell and a journal of a tour to the hebrides by james boswell luxury. Desert island discs 70 free listening on soundcloud. Such unpleasant interviews as mosleys are few and far between in the massive archive of desert island discs episodes on the bbcs website. Although he admits that hes sometimes appalled by the. Jan 31, 2017 desert island discs is possibly the greatest interview format of all time. He describes his books as comedies, but, like london fields and other people, they are frequently dark and disturbing. 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. Ian dury and the blockheads were part vaudeville act and part punk rock band. Desert island discs, archive 19561960 downloads bbc radio 4. The castaway in desert island discs this week is the composer john tavener.
Desert island discs, archive 19511955 downloads bbc radio 4. In part this is down to its format, where each week a famous guest becomes a fantasy castaway. In conversation with roy plomley, he recalls some of the many musicians and composers he knew, including cortot, faure, ravel and dukas. Bbc radio 4 desert island discs, archive 20052010 downloads. Its modeled on an iconic bbc radio show, extant since 1942, which invites eminences from various walks of life to chooseand discussthe eight records they would bring for a stay on the apocryphal desert island. Renowned for his garrulous charm as much as for his culinary expertise, hell be describing the chronicle of failure that dogged him through spells in the army, as a cub reporter, as an antiques dealer and as a restaurateur. This week on desert island discs, hell be talking to sue lawley about that shattering moment, his subsequent rehabilitation and how his disfigurement has affected his life. Radiopublic a free podcast app for iphone and android.
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