Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. [3], In February 2019 a panel of broadcasting industry experts named Desert Island Discs the "greatest radio programme of all time". @Miss Rau - "Come Together" is on the list at #267. Please update the list below if others come to light. 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 instance a radio set, sailing yacht or aeroplane. According to the BBC's database of Desert Island Discs appearances, Peel remains the only castaway to have chosen records by Jimmy Reed, Misty in Roots or the Four Brothers. The BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs invites castaways to choose eight pieces … Charles Hazlewood, conductor, shares the soundtrack of his life. Episodes repeated on BBC6 are those concerning musicians and figures in the music industry. (He said he would make up for omitting Captain Beefheart [3], but to date no mention has been found of him committing himself to any particular track or tracks.) The choices of book and luxury can sometimes give insight into the guest's life, and the choices of guests since 2011 are listed here. Sinead Burke, disability rights activist and teacher, shares the soundtrack of her life. I'd like to have a CD set of all 500 Desert Island songs - what a great eclectic mix of a lot of great music that I … Lauren Laverne invites you to nominate the music that you have turned to during lockdown. [8][9] The rules are, however, less strictly enforced today; for instance, Lawley allowed John Cleese to take Michael Palin with him, on the condition that he was dead and stuffed. On Remembrance Sunday (in November) the programme is not broadcast but that week's programme gets a single airing in the Friday repeat slot. It was announced on 27 September 2009 that an agreement had been reached as a result of which the programme would be available to stream via the iPlayer. It was devised and originally presented by Roy Plomley. Read about our approach to external linking. [4], Guests are invited to imagine themselves cast away on a desert island, and choose eight recordings, originally gramophone records, to take with them; discussion of their choices permits a review of their life. Steve Backshall, explorer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. He was interviewed by Sue Lawley on Desert Island Discs on BBC Radio 4 on 17 June 1990. This, in addition to the BBC's policy of wiping that was applied during the 1950s and 1960s, means very few episodes from the first 20 years of the show are known to exist; the earliest episode still in existence was broadcast on 25 April 1951 and features actress Margaret Lockwood. Music chosen by listeners that has been special to them during the weeks of lockdown. Leigh appeared twice on Desert Island Discs, in 1965 and 1988. Martin Lewis, financial campaigner, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. However, since that time Grayson Perry and Frank Skinner have chosen Fall songs, and Bill Bailey, James Nesbitt and Frank Cottrell Boyce have chosen Undertones songs, reflecting the major change in the generational background and assumptions of castaways in recent years. Helen Fielding, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. More than 3,000 episodes have been recorded, with some guests having appeared more than once and some episodes featuring more than one guest. John credits him with choosing a record by Dion and the Belmonts, which he subsequently plays. Or use the BBC search to find a castaway. BBC Radio 4 broadcasts new programmes for approximately 42 weeks each year on Sunday mornings, usually with a repeat transmission five days later. Helen McCrory, actress, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. Daniel Radcliffe, actor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. The sound of herring gulls has accompanied the music except for a period of time in 1964 when tropical bird sounds were used. Examples of luxuries have included champagne[10] and a piano, the latter of which is one of the most requested luxuries. Find out when Desert Island Discs is on TV, including Chris Boardman. Sharon Horgan, writer and actor, shares the soundtrack to her life with Lauren Laverne. He remained the only guest to have chosen The Fall until 2007, or the Undertones until 2008. They are then prompted to select a third book to accompany them. 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 person's 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. Plomley and the series' producer Frederic Piffard selected "By the Sleepy Lagoon", composed by Eric Coates (who appeared on the show in 1951). Dorothy Byrne, journalist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. Hilary McGrady, Director General of the National Trust, Professor Averil Mansfield, retired surgeon, Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO, Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, former nurse, Sinead Burke, disability rights activist and teacher, Dame Helena Morrissey, financier and campaigner, Chris Riddell, illustrator, author and political cartoonist. Below is a list of these mentions: please add any that come to light. 1 Show 2 Tracklisting 3 Wish List 4 Other mentions 5 File Name Desert Island Discs Station BBC Radio Four YYYY-MM-DD 1990-01-14 Comments Peel interviewed by Sue Lawley and talks through eight records he would take to a desert island. Longest Gaps Between Peel Session Appearances, https://peel.fandom.com/wiki/Desert_Island_Discs?oldid=186411, Peel interviewed by Sue Lawley and talks through eight records he would take to a desert island. Dame Helena Morrissey, campaigner, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. Explore releases from the Dessert Island Discs label. List of ''Desert Island Discs'' episodes (1981–1990), The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, List of Desert Island Discs episodes (1961–70), List of Desert Island Discs episodes (1981–90), The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. It appears John was also a regular listener to the programme, as he comments occasionally on episodes he has heard. [18] In January 1981, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, appeared as a castaway on the show. [11], After Plomley's death in 1985, the programme was presented by Michael Parkinson, from 1988 to 2006 by Sue Lawley and from 2006 to 2018 by Kirsty Young. Desert Island Discs: Archive 20… Desert Island Discs is a radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Roy Plomley[7] enforced these rules strictly. In the early years of the BBC, programmes were broadcast live and were generally not recorded. From mid-2011 selected episodes have been re-broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra and also on BBC6 Music. Discover what's missing in your discography and shop for Dessert Island Discs releases. Brian Cox, actor, shares the soundtrack of his life. [7] Young was replaced by 6 Music presenter Lauren Laverne, who interviewed Olympic diver Tom Daley for her first show, broadcast on 30 September 2018. Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Sec Gen, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. Bernardine Evaristo, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. A couple of perhaps surprising classical selections, but says if he could choose one record it would be Teenage Kicks. Chris Riddell, illustrator and author, shares the soundtrack of his life. The castaway picks a track list, which consists of up to eight tracks. In part this is … Yusuf Cat Stevens, musician, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. [25] Several extracts were preserved for posterity at the request of the guests, such as an extract featuring Alfred Hitchcock where he speaks about his films The Pleasure Garden (1925) and Rebecca (1940), gives his view on the changing landscape of the film industry and briefly discusses his then upcoming film Psycho (1960). Popular choices include Charles Dickens and Jane Austen. Subsequently, the programme was also made available as a podcast,[24] beginning with the edition broadcast on 29 November 2009, which featured Morrissey. Excerpts from their choices are played or, in the case of short pieces, the whole work. Sinead Burke, disability rights activist and teacher, shares the soundtrack of her life. Samantha Morton, actor, shares the soundtrack to her life with Lauren Laverne. Click above to browse castaways, from 1942 to today. Desert Island Discs is a radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Desert Island Discs is a classic amongst radio programmes. Desert Island Discs (1977, by Roy Plomley) Plomley's Pick (1982, by Roy Plomley) Desert Island Lists (1984, compiled by Roy Plomley and Derek Drescher) Desert Island Discs: 70 Years of Castaways (2012, by Sean Magee, foreword by Kirsty Young) Desert Island Discs: Flotsam & Jetsam (2012, by Mitchell Symons) Sinead Burke, disability rights activist and teacher. On 30 March 2011, the BBC placed more than 500 episodes from the show's archive online to listen to via iPlayer. [14] One of the most remarked broadcasts was Elisabeth Schwarzkopf's 1958 selection of seven of her own recordings. [5][6], Guests also choose one luxury, which must be inanimate and of no use in escaping the island or allowing communication from outside. As the show celebrates its 3,000th edition, here are some fascinating facts about the 72-year-old broadcasting staple. Some, but not all, of these extended versions, also feature extended in-programme material not used on the original broadcast. He did, however, grant a special dispensation to Princess Michael of Kent, who chose her pet cat. With Lauren Laverne. [17] In the early 1970s, Roy Plomley attempted to interview Alistair MacLean, but ended up speaking to somebody else with the same name – and the programme was never broadcast. On Remembrance Sunday (in November) the programme is not broadcast but that week's programme gets a single airing in the Friday repeat slot. Desert Island Discs in numbers: top tracks and strange luxuries. 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 person's 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. 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 instance a radio set, sailing yacht or aeroplane. Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980. However, Leslie Prowne, the head of popular record programmes at the BBC, was concerned that it lacked definition and insisted that music should also be used. Desert Island Discs takes two short breaks, in April and August/September. Guests are also automatically given the Complete Works of Shakespeare and either the Bible or another appropriate religious or philosophical work. Desert Island Discs. 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 person's 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.
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