Nothing leaves the archive first word x the john peel. 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. 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. The songs about love, loss and change, i explained, economically. This chart was introduced by jp in late 1976 based on an idea he and john walters had to attract audiences over a period when the radio faced stiff competition from tv and from other radio 1 shows. Listen to george michaels candid desert island discs interview. For over 20 years the guru of pop fans, hell be talking to sue lawley about his life at public school, his work. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. On saturday mornings i used to listen to the bbc and their program desert island discs. 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. Its like getting an obe, but better behind the scenes at desert island discs for three quarters of a century, desert island discs has been a place of unlikely confession and a flagship of.
Paul mccartney was the only beatle who actually appeared on desert island discs, in 1982. Desert island discs is a classic amongst radio programmes. Jan 19, 1990 the castaway in this weeks desert island discs is radio 1 disc jockey john peel. Kirsty youngs castaway is the tennis player and commentator, john mcenroe. To celebrate desert island discss 75th anniversary radio times conducted a survey of 3,200 castaway choices analysing a year in every decade since the show started. Jan 25, 2017 its like getting an obe, but better behind the scenes at desert island discs for three quarters of a century, desert island discs has been a place of unlikely confession and a flagship of. And with so many programmes to choose from, its hard to know where to. Remarkably, more than 3,000 episodes have been recorded, with some guests returning to the show more than once. 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. Its that spirit of mind that he brought to his interview with kirsty young on bbc.
Now as i go upon my way so let me go upon my way born of a light born of a light the wind rushing r. The life scientific is a series of interviews by jim alkhalili of high profile scientists. List of desert island discs episodes 2011present wikipedia. Desert island discs listen via stitcher for podcasts. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Other choices in the radio times poll included wake up to wogan, john peel and hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. Benett via getty images kirsty young reveals which desert island discs guest she fell a little.
He also talks about how he trained to be a priest and attended seminary school when he was. Listen for free to their radio shows, dj mix sets and podcasts we are removing our fees for every select subscription for 3 months to help support creators. The 75th anniversary of desert island discs featuring david beckham, the funniest and most moving moments, animations and quizzes. The bbc recently unveiled their desert island discs archive online.
John peel archive project john peel everyday john peel on desert island discs. For the jazz museums expanded version, the presenters are jazz musicians. Now as i go upon my way so let me go upon my way born of a light, born of a light the wind rushing round my open heart an open ravine with my spirit light. Heres a good example of an interview with john sulston on the physics vs. Listen and download desert island discs with kirsty youngs episodes for free. Vivien leigh on desert island discs vivien leigh and. Desert island discs archives national jazz museum in harlem. Since 1942, desert island discs has been a regular feature on bbc radio 4. Jan 27, 2010 your desert island discs welcome to talk classical a community covering every aspect of classical music. Vivien leigh appeared on the programme on september 9, 1952. Nov 25, 2016 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.
Its hard to believe that desert island discs has been on bbc radio for over 75 years even longer than just a minute. For seventy years now desert island discs has managed that rare feat to be both enduring and relevant. The legendary bbc radio program desert island discs celebrated 70 glorious years in 2012. Sean magee is a distinguished publisher, editor, and author.
Desert island discs, john barry, bbc radio 4, first broadcast. With comprehensive teaching notes, a wide range of engaging resources, activities and ks2 sat style test papers, this pack contains all you need to teach the most challenging grammar topics. Fascinating facts, figures and miscellany from one of bbc radio 4s bestloved programmes. For 75 years this weekend, guests on bbc radio 4s desert island discs have been picking eight records and one book other than the bible to take on their solitary retreat. The castaway in this weeks desert island discs is radio 1 disc jockey john peel. He chose john lennons beautiful boy, paying homage to his rocknroll roots in several of his other choices, which included elviss heartbreak hotel, chuck berrys sweet little sixteen, gene vincents be bop a lula and tutti frutti by little richard. Its a bit like desert island discs without the music and with more interesting guests. Each month one of the members of the group presents eight pieces of his or her choice of music before being abandoned on the famous desert island. Desert island discs greatest radio show of all time bbc news. Ac grayling bbc radio4 desert island discs 10 aug 2008 b00cx1ds.
John peel talks to sue lawley on bbc radio 4 about his life at public school, his work as a dj in the states in. Here are bruce springsteens top 8 desert island discs. Fascinating facts, figures and miscellany from one of bbc radio 4s bestloved programmes kindle edition by symons, mitchell. Listen for free to their radio shows, dj mix sets and podcasts. As desert island discs celebrates 75 years, here are 9 emotional episodes to listen to david m. My father used to tell me to listen to his fifty years of experience. Desert island discs by bbc radio 4 eight tracks, a book and a luxury. Listen to desert island discs episodes free, on demand. How some politicians and other celebrities show themselves to be people with zero taste or who just dont like music. How to survive on a desert island by a former royal navy lieutenant commander by paul hart 29 jan 2017, 5. Gordon ramsey selected coldplays yellow showing himself to be the bastard we all knew he was as one colleague put it. Kirsty youngs journalistic career began in 1989, newsreading and presenting for bbc radio scotland. Today is clearly a very slow day at work as we just spent 25 minutes talking about the famous bbc radio show desert island discs. Theres a bbc programme where famous people pick eight songs, a book and a luxury they would take with them to a.
The easiest way to listen to podcasts on your iphone, ipad, android, pc, smart speaker and even in your car. Denis healey on desert island discs chooses george malcolm playing bach goes to town by alectempleton addeddate 20170325 23. Damian lewis was kirsty youngs castaway on bbc radio 4 desert island discs did back in november heres the drill if you are not familiar with the program. Originally broadcast on bbc radio four in january 1990, johns desert island discs tell the story of his life, standing as a testament to his eclectic and. He won three singles and five doubles wimbledon titles, four singles and four doubles at the us open and was ranked number one in the world for four consecutive years in the 1980s. He has worked on books with, among many others, sir clement freud, michael mansfield qc, david blunkett, rolf harris. Not all of them available to listen to, but the vast majority are. 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. 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.
Desert island discs, john barry, bbc radio 4 john barry. The rare and ubique david bowie singles from john s collection. On 20th march, 2015, john frost convened the first meeting of a group based on lines similar to those of the famous bbc radio programme desert island discs. In part this is down to its format, where each week a famous guest becomes a fantasy castaway. On the desert island discs website, you can browse all the recordings since 1942. Nothing leaves the archive first word x the john peel archive. All four tracks on the record were created using music sampled from the john peel archive. Desert island discs these are recordings either that i have known and loved over many years or of works which i could not do without on that desert island.
About the record box project simon raymonde brian eno shame embury nick drakes pink moon don letts joe boyd mala john peel desert island discs. Bbc radio 4 this week desert island discs celebrated its. Listen desert island discs with kirsty young ivoox. Bonus and adfree content available with stitcher premium. Virgin veritas 5622302 although they now rarely come together, the taverner forces, consort, choir and players under. The programme, in which famous personalities name 8 recordssongs and a luxury item theyd take with them on a desert island, started in 1942 and is still broadcast today. In the fall of 2015, the national jazz museum in harlem debuted its version of desert island discs. Nov 15, 2014 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 is a radio programme broadcast on bbc radio 4. 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. 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 the rules state that the chosen luxury item must. Sir robin day see all episodes from desert island discs.
Sun 19 apr 2020 michael parkinsons castaways are the restaurateurs albert and michel roux from 1986. Beatles here comes the sun boris thought it was fantastically optimistic 2. Listen all the podcasts, conferences, online radios for free on your iphone, android, windows phone and pc. John bishop bbc radio4 desert island discs 24 06 2012. If you missed them on the radio, you can download the lot as a podcast. You may have just heard him interviewed by kirsty young on radio 4s desert island discs. He tells bbc radio 4s desert island discs about growing up in st helens and how his family were so poor that they cooked and ate one of his pet rabbits. May 07, 2017 since 1942, desert island discs has been a regular feature on bbc radio 4. Unfortunately the audio isnt available atcontinue reading. John mcenroe grew up in new york and didnt pick up a tennis racquet until the age of eight, but his talent was quickly spotted and he. In 2008 she became the presenter of crimewatch on bbc1 and she has presented desert island discs since 2006.
Listen to george michaels candid desert island discs. All he had was fifty years of doing the same old thing everyday luxury item internetenabled armchair with inbuilt computer loaded with excel and access professional version ps in case anyones offended, it was all meant in jest given recent developments. Jan 23, 2017 to celebrate desert island discss 75th anniversary radio times conducted a survey of 3,200 castaway choices analysing a year in every decade since the show started. John robert parker ravenscroft obe 30 august 1939 25 october 2004, known professionally as john peel, was an english disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and. Denis healey on desert island discs chooses george malcolm playing bach goes to town by alectempleton. Desert island discs on 20th march, 2015, john frost convened the first meeting of a group based on lines similar to those of the famous bbc radio programme desert island discs. He was the first black south african to hold the office, and the first elected in a fully representative election. I probably have quite a few things that id like to list, but ill make sure they come in trickles also, its probably worth emphasising that, for this thread to be most useful, try to refrain from giving any random recording of your favourite pieces, and just try to consider the recordings on their own merit. Peel interviewed by sue lawley and talks through eight records.
Media in category desert island discs the following 90 files are in this category, out of 90 total. It may not come as a surprise that a man who made a career out of playing weird and wonderful music on the. Some of the older sweats will enjoy this bbc have made their huge back catalogue of desert island disc programs available for streaming or to download. If youre in the uk and missed the radio show, you can listen again for the next seven days via the bbc iplayer here. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading desert island discs.