Where can I listen to old Desert Island Discs?

Where can I listen to old Desert Island Discs?

BBC Radio 4 – Desert Island Discs – Available now.

How do I find Desert Island Discs?

Listen to over 2,000 programmes Or use the BBC search to find a castaway. To search, type ‘Desert Island Discs’ plus the castaway’s name.

Who was the guest on radio 4 Desert Island Discs today?

Bono, singer and songwriter.

What are the best Desert Island Discs?

Nine of the most moving Desert Island Discs

• Maya Angelou (1987) – Finding a voice.
• John Lloyd (2012) – Finding a way forward.
• Jacqueline du Pré (1977) – Coping with illness.
• Daniel Barenboim (2006) – Coping with another’s illness.
• Yoko Ono (2007) – The power of love.
• Alfred Wainwright (1988) – The final walk.

Can I get Desert Island Discs on iPlayer?

BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs is available to listen again for the first time on the BBC iPlayer after the corporation negotiated a rights deal with the family of the programme’s founder, the late Roy Plomley.

Is Desert Island Discs on BBC sounds?

BBC Sounds – Desert Island Discs – Available Episodes.

Who picked all their own songs on Desert Island Discs?

American record producer Nile Rodgers selected his own songs during an episode of BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs. The 66-year-old is a member of the music group, Chic, which has sold more than 500 million albums and 75 million singles worldwide.

How many Desert Island Discs are there?

eight discs
What is Desert Island Discs? The format is simple – a guest is invited to choose eight discs, a book and a luxury to take with them as they’re castaway on a mythical desert island. They’re given the complete works of Shakespeare and the Bible.

What is the most played song on Desert Island Discs?

The most common favourite discs are Bach’s St Matthew Passion and Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro (each chosen by 32 castaways), followed by Messiah, Bach’s Mass in B minor, and Schubert’s String Quintet.

Who was the last person on Desert Island Discs?

After Plomley’s death in 1985, the programme was presented first by Michael Parkinson, then from 1988 to 2006 by Sue Lawley and from 2006 to 2018 by Kirsty Young. Young was replaced by 6 Music presenter Lauren Laverne, who interviewed Olympic diver Tom Daley for her first show, broadcast on 30 September 2018.

What is the most popular desert island disc?

The most common favourite discs are Bach’s St Matthew Passion and Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro (each chosen by 32 castaways), followed by Messiah, Bach’s Mass in B minor, and Schubert’s String Quintet. The first non-classical favourite is Louis Armstrong’s Wonderful World (18th place, 12 castaways).

Who has refused the Bible on Desert Island Discs?

David Walliams
David Walliams has become one of the few interviewees to refuse the Bible on Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs. All guests on the show are given the holy book, plus the Complete Works Of Shakespeare, when they are cast away on their fictional island.

What is the most popular song on Desert Island Discs?

Who is the most requested artist on Desert Island Discs?

The eight most-requested artists on Desert Island Discs from 1942 to 2011.

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
• Ludwig van Beethoven.
• Johann Sebastian Bach.
• Franz Schubert.
• Giuseppe Verdi.
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
• Sir Edward Elgar.
• Giacomo Puccini.

Who refused the Bible on Desert Island Discs?

Who chose all their own songs on Desert Island Discs?

Who has been on Desert Island Discs more than once?

‘ Ian Leslie, who works on Radio 4’s Before They Were Famous, responded: ‘Hugh Laurie has been on Desert Island Discs twice. I didn’t even know that was allowed.