Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading desert island discs. Desert island discs, archive 20112012 downloads bbc radio 4. Her aim in these four discs is to provide an overview of a wide range of artistic expression rather than to delve too deeply into any one work, period of. His ceramics are on display in many of the worlds major museums. Desert island discs, sister wendy beckett bbc radio 4. Listen for free to their radio shows, dj mix sets and podcasts. Sister wendy beckett, nun and art expert, is interviewed by kirsty young. Since 1942, desert island discs has been a regular feature on bbc radio 4.
Its a great show, and i had a blast taping a segment that aired on sunday. Umberto eco interview desert island discs bbc radio 4 duration. Remarkably, more than 3,000 episodes have been recorded, with some guests returning to the show more than once. The playwrights southern drawl is a delight to listen to, and his anecdotes are soothing an interesting. Keith richards sparks rush for rare book after singing its praises on radio.
Listen to hrh princess margaret by desert island discs. Do people lie about their music tastes on desert island discs. 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. Learn more about the history of the artists and their art. Desert island discs the 9 best episodes to download now marie claire january 31, 2017 2. The show hosts some characters who discussed their choices of the discs if they were in that situation. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Desert island discs listen via stitcher for podcasts. The bbc radio 4 programme desert island discs invites castaways to choose eight pieces of. Bonus and adfree content available with stitcher premium. Wendy mary beckett 25 february 1930 26 december 2018, better known as sister wendy. Listen desert island discs with kirsty young ivoox. 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.
To search, type desert island discs plus the castaways name. In december 2012 sister wendy was the guest for bbc radio 4 s desert island discs. The original programme, as created by roy plomley, created an environment for celebrities to talk about their life in the context of being in the imaginary position. Sister wendy beckett interview on charlie rose duration. The desert island discs show represents the idea of what discs would you choose if you were cast away on a desert island. On more than one occasion ive had the impression that she has had her list of questions to get through but isnt particularly interested in the response. Kirsty youngs castaway this week is the nun, writer and broadcaster sister wendy beckett. Doing the show got me thinking about music and the role it has played in my life. Here youll find additional background on eighteen works highlighted in the series. Appearing on desert island discs in 1978, williams revealed that his favourite song of all time was harry belafontes version of danny boy. The 75th anniversary of desert island discs featuring david beckham, the funniest and. Revise unseen fiction is an examfocused, studentfriendly workbook filled with activities designed to consolidate your students skills and. Wendy toye, no book, framed ronald searle drawings. Bbc radio 4 desert island discs, sister wendy beckett.
For over 40 years shes lived the life of a hermit, rising every day at. It was first broadcast on the bbc forces programme on 29 january 1942. Angie hobbs the professor of the public understanding of philosophy at the university of sheffield, dame wendy hall fellow of both the. The bbc radio show desert island discs has been asking that question for more than 70 years. Jan 9, 2019 i have loved sister wendys views on art for many years. Theyre delicate pots in shades of white and cream, informed he says by a great deal of thinking about literature. Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island. Halls story collection doctor dogbodys leg as his book of choice when he appeared on desert island discs. The presenter is a jumped up continuity announcer called kirsty young and, no, she isnt very bright. Desert island discs is one of the best and longest running radio shows on the bbc the gist of the show is simple. Guest in desert island discs on bbc radio 4 on 26 june 2011. Guests select the 8 songs theyd take with them if they were to be castaway alone on a desert island. Desert island discs is on radio 4 on sundays at 11. A comprehensive rt survey of 3,200 castaway choices analysing one year in every decade since desert island discs began in 1942 reveals how the musical tastes of the great and good have.
She has been lauded as exporter of the year in 2025, with the expansion of her clothing lines, spa, retreat. Desert island discs is a radio programme broadcast on bbc radio 4. Sister wendy beckett, desert island discs bbc radio 4. My castaway this week is a lifestyle entrepreneur who managed to slot herself into the post brexit malaise that hung over the uk in the years between 2017 and the present day. The 75th anniversary of desert island discs featuring david beckham, the funniest and most moving moments, animations and quizzes. Desert island discs celebrates its 75th anniversary this week, having first aired on 29 january 1942 when original host roy plomley interviewed popular viennese comedian, actor and musician, vic oliver originally a forces programme, its peek into the private lives of public figures from the worlds of politics, entertainment and everything in between has proven irresistible to radio 4. Fascinating facts, figures and miscellany from one of bbc radio 4s bestloved programmes kindle edition by symons, mitchell. Sister wendy beckett interview desert island discs bbc radio 4. As for desert island discs well the bbc have never recovered from the loss of roy plomley. Desert island discs margaret thatcher 1979 matley virgo. Listen to desert island discs episodes free, on demand. Sister wendy helps viewers to learn how to look at works of art and she does not hesitate to express her personal reactions to the works. For seven decades, desert island discs has been introduced by the same theme song, by the sleeping lagoon, composed in 1930, by eric coats, and every week a new castaway of.
In december 2012 sister wendy was the guest for bbc radio 4s desert island discs. Tune in to your local bbc radio station at midday on jan 29 for special editions of your desert island discs featuring listeners castaway choices. Seven decades of desert island discs the new yorker. Sister wendy beckett interview desert island discs bbc radio 4 youtube. Rt hon eric pickles mp, desert island discs bbc radio 4. Ian mcewan interview desert island discs bbc radio 4 by kxm. Complete collection, dvd, special packaging, standard screen, special interestart, box sets, 794051268020. Even nonbelievers can find the wisdom in silence the. Desert island discs episodes found several longlost episodes of desert island discs have been recovered after they were tracked down by fans of the longrunning show. Sun 19 apr 2020 michael parkinsons castaways are the restaurateurs albert and michel roux from 1986. Nine unique luxury items on desert island discs jaye nolan. Irish artists who picked their desert island discs for the bbc. List of desert island discs episodes 2011present wikipedia.
Desert island discs margaret thatcher 1979 youtube. Sister wendy beckett interview desert island discs bbc radio 4 by kxm. Fragment archive 19701986 bbc radio 4 desert island discs. Sister wendy, on the bbc radio 4 programme desert island discs, told presenter kirsty young that living alone was no problem, describing her life of solitude in a caravan outside a monastery in. 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.
Sister wendy beckett interview desert island discs bbc. Huffduffed by jbhead one year ago bbc radio 4 desert island discs, sister wendy beckett sister wendy beckett, nun and art expert, is interviewed by kirsty young. The desert island discs show essay example for students. Dustin hoffman desert island discs bbc radio december 2012 1 of 3 by kevin kavanagh. Desert island discs is a classic amongst radio programmes. The easiest way to listen to podcasts on your iphone, ipad, android, pc, smart speaker and even in your car. Kirsty youngs castaway is the artist and filmmaker steve mcqueen. Listen and download desert island discs with kirsty youngs episodes for free. 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.
753 963 112 560 1186 1168 1524 242 849 178 589 1101 441 406 191 1503 22 303 1378 503 1319 203 268 1458 518 1427 1374 891 320 834 266 1545 158 1206 1225 673 834 1089 945 31 433 1430 160 234 3 414 582 944 1426