Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island desert island discs. Kirsty young is quitting desert island discs after 12 glorious years at the helm of the beloved radio 4 programme, deciding instead to pursue new challenges. Desert island discs 70 free listening on soundcloud. Explore the archive with the desert island discs podcasts. Kirsty youngs top 10 desert island discs interviews the. 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. Classic bbc radio theme desert island discs youtube. Stream tracks and playlists from desert island discs 5155 on your desktop or mobile device.
The writer, critic, poet and broadcaster clive james 1939 2019 appeared twice on desert island discs first in 1980, and again in 2000. Desert island discs, archive 19561960 downloads bbc radio 4. Desert island discs to be archived online morrisseysolo. 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 only. On todays desert island discs, lauren lavernes castaway is zoe ball. Fri 19 nov 2010 italian cookery writer anna del conte joins kirsty young to choose her desert island discs. Full listings can be found on the desert island discs website.
Desert island discs is a radio programme broadcast on bbc radio 4. Desert island discs desert island discs podcasts bbc. Archive episodes are broadcast on radio 4 extra, wednesdays 10. Archive 20002005 sue lawleys castaway is the actress kim cattrall.
This weeks castaway on desert island discs may be nearing 70, but he knows how to play the generation game. Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of desert island discs favourite track. Qual cor, qual cor tradisti by vincenzo bellini book. The castaway in desert island discs this week is the composer john tavener. In his songs, he created the characters clevor trever and billericay dickie and so invented the original essex man.
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. Desert island discs 9600 free listening on soundcloud. On 30 march 2011, the bbc placed more than 500 episodes from the shows archive online to listen to via iplayer. Desert island discs, archive 19611965 downloads bbc radio 4. He was just 32 years old when he took over the ancestral pile knebworth house and he succeeded in turning a crumbling corner of the establishment into one of the best rock concert venues in the world. Stream tracks and playlists from desert island discs 9600 on your desktop or mobile device. The legendary bbc radio program desert island discs celebrated 70 glorious years in 2012.
To leave or reply comments, please download free podbean app. 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. The castaway in this weeks desert island discs is ideally suited to speculate on the pleasures and perils of island life, owning, as he does, his own island. It is a wonderful podcast but often because i can flick back through the archives and listen to it being presented. Desert island discs podcast free on the podcast app. In part this is down to its format, where each week a famous guest becomes a fantasy castaway. Sue lawleys guest on desert island discs today is the writer martin amis. And he confesses why he couldnt go to the desert island without frank sinatra.
Violin concerto in d major by ludwig van beethoven book. Radiopublic a free podcast app for iphone and android. Archive 19811985 podcast on demand guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island. 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. Desert island discs is a classic amongst radio programmes. Bbc radio 4 desert island discs, archive 20052010 downloads.
Archive 20002005 podcast free listening on podbean app cancel. Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island. Sun 19 apr 2020 michael parkinsons castaways are the restaurateurs albert and michel roux from 1986. Bbc radio 4 desert island discs desert island discs. Such unpleasant interviews as mosleys are few and far between in the massive archive of desert island discs episodes on the bbcs website, which spans the years 19562011, with many more recent episodes on the site as well, like this conversation with bruce springsteen. The easiest way to listen to podcasts on your iphone, ipad, android, pc, smart speaker and even in your car. According to the nme, morrissey and many, many more artists will have their desert island discs episodes available online to stream. Kim cattrall became a household name in her forties as a result of playing maneater, defiant singleton and pr mogul samantha jones in sex and the city. Archive 19761980 podcast free listening on podbean app cancel. Brandenburg concerto no 3 in g major by johann sebastian bach book.
Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert islandmillions of podcasts for all topics. Bruce forsyth is one of the great allrounders television host, pianist, dancer and comedian. 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. From poor little rich girl to a life of bohemian excess, she looks back at her experiences free love, free speech and mindexpanding drugs on desert island discs. Desert island discs6165 free listening on soundcloud. Ian dury and the blockheads were part vaudeville act and part punk rock band. Songs like born free and diamonds are forever, and musicals like sunset boulevard. Archive 19911996 246 episodes produced by bbc radio 4 website guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island. Hes richard branson, tycoon and entrepreneur, who made his first million while still in his teens, having left school at 15. Archive 19861991 podcast on demand guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island. Archive 20052011 podcast free listening on podbean app cancel. Desert island discs podcast free listening on podbean app.
I ching and the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire by edward gibbon luxury. Such unpleasant interviews as mosleys are few and far between in the massive archive of desert island discs episodes on the bbcs website. Archive 19761980 podcast on demand guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island. In his songs, he created the characters clevor trever and billericay dickie and so invented the. 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.
Listen for free to their radio shows, dj mix sets and podcasts. At the national, the past really is a foreign place. Stream tracks and playlists from desert island discs 70 on your desktop or mobile device. 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.
This will commence in april, 2011 and will feature approximately 500 episodes of the longrunning radio program. Desert island discs 5155 free listening on soundcloud. Full listings can be found on the desert island discs websi. Stream tracks and playlists from desert island discs6165 on your desktop or mobile device. All available episodes 2247 total upcoming episodes 5 new supporting content. List of desert island discs episodes 2011present wikipedia. Bonus and ad free content available with stitcher premium. Detailed chart progress for desert island discs archive.
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