Listen to desert island discs episodes free, on demand. Kirsty youngs castaway this week is george michael. Appearing on the bbcs desert island discs back in 2007, the immensely talent singer and songwriter who penned careless whisper at the age of 17 chose eight songs that showed a man with impeccable music taste. Dorothy byrne is the head of news and current affairs at channel 4, and has worked in journalism for more than four decades. Listen to desert island discs for free on global player. As a singer and songwriter he has enjoyed massive global success for a quarter of a century. Listen back to george michaels intimate desert island.
An anthology of poetry by ted hughes waterslide more. Dorothy byrne, journalist desert island discs podcast. In 2007, george michael gave a rare interview to kirsty young on bbc radio 4s desert island discs, describing his life as selfdestructive. With over 3,000 guests having appeared on the show, and four different hosts, desert island discs is now an institution a character in tom stoppards play the real thing fretted about his. Enjoy what you do, george michael has become an international artist of the highest order.
By day she took on a number of casual jobs, but her interest in makeup continued and her break came when she was asked to do the makeup for caron wheeler, a member of the band, soul ii soul, on a tour of japan. This is a cutdown from a rare desert island discs archive interview in which george michael talks candidly to kirsty young about wham. In 2007 michael told british radio show desert island discs he had a problem with cannabis and wanted. 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. Archive 20052010 desert island discs guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a. Bruno wanted to pursue a creative career and joined a raunchy cabaret dance troupe when he was a teenager, and performed. Information from its description page there is shown below.
Neil tennant, george michael and jarvis cocker are also available. George michael on wham, fame, love desert island discs bbc news. Desert island discs podcast free on the podcast app. This is a cutdown from a rare desert island discs archive interview in which george michael talks candidly to kirsty young about wham, dealing with fame and how he regained his emotional and. Back in 2007, george michael was kirsty youngs guest on bbc radio 4s desert island discs, accompanying his choice of eight tracks with a particularly candid and wideranging interview touching on his childhood, sexuality, his creativity and insecurity, the power of fame, and its attendant feelings of guilt and suffering. George michaels eight favourite songs revealed a true. Kirsty young with tom hanks on desert island discs. Bruno tonioli, dancer, choreographer and a judge on bbc ones strictly come dancing, is kirstys guest. In between choosing his favourite sinatra song this love of mine and michael jacksons man in the mirror as two of his desert island discs, the fourtimes grammy winner revealed it was his. He has sold well over 100 million albums in a world where germanys population is 80 million and the united kingdoms is 63 million. Listen to george michaels candid desert island discs interview six unheralded acts of kindness by george michael george michael was so much more than his music he was an icon. On the desert island discs website, you can browse all the recordings since 1942. George michaels desert island discs talks about fame,wham.
And with so many programmes to choose from, its hard to know where to. Bonus and adfree content available with stitcher premium. Archive 2 sue lawleys castaway this week is the widely respected childrens author and the current childrens laureate michael morpurgo. Here are the moments that made desert island discs a radio classic. Dame judi dench, george michael, alice walker, tom hanks, second world war pilot. George michael was the biggest british pop star of the 1980s, spinning a series of infectiously catchy pop singles into global stardom that saw him sell over 100 million albums worldwide.
He was brought up in ferrara, northern italy, and was the only child of hardworking parents who hoped he would be an accountant. George michael throws off cannabis problem sbs news. George michael on wham, fame, love desert island discs. The late artist spoke openly about his childhood, his sexuality, and the early days of wham. The longrunning desert island discs owes its popularity not simply to famous people making lists, however. For the united kingdom of great britain england, scotland, wales and northern ireland. Blessed with good looks, a fine voice, and a knack for writing. List of desert island discs episodes 20012010 wikipedia.
In 2018 she received the outstanding contribution award at royal television society journalism awards, and her recent commissions include the channel 4 news investigation into cambridge. Listen back to his candid desert island discs interview. He styles himself as a storytellerwriter and the themes he explores are the relationships between young and old, children and animals and childrens experiences of. George michael talks about fame, his motherfather, head injury, andrew ridgley, wham and david cassidy. George martins first of two appearances on the longrunning bbc radio series desert island discs was broadcast on this day the beatles producer was interviewed by the shows creator, roy plomley, and chose the eight records, luxury item and book he would take if stranded as a castaway on a desert island. In 2018 she received the outstanding contribution award at royal television society journalism awards, and her recent commissions include the channel 4 news investigation into cambridge analytica, the michael jackson expose leaving neverland and. Download desert island discs pat mcgrath, makeup artist. Kirsty young steps down as host of desert island discs. Its that spirit of mind that he brought to his interview with kirsty young on bbc radio 4s desert island discs, in. Michael parkinsons castaways are the restaurateurs and chefs albert and michel roux broadcast in. 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. During september 2007, on desert island discs, he said that his cannabis use was a problem. Desert island discs listen via stitcher for podcasts.
Until late september 2009, desert island discs could not be heard on the bbcs iplayer service, which allows most programmes to be heard up to a week after transmission. The easiest way to listen to podcasts on your iphone, ipad, android, pc, smart speaker and even in your car. A selection of performances, interviews and reflections on george michael at the bbc. Neil tennant, george michael and jarvis cocker are also available directly from itunes podcast section. Castaway chris salmon loses himself in the bbcs vast desert island discs. George michaels final interview to be aired on radio 2 last nights george michael documentary left a lot of people in tears all about desert island discs. The programmes website 22 stated that this was due to rights issues, as explained in the sunday times in 2006. Its hard to believe that desert island discs has been on bbc radio for over 75 years even longer than just a minute. Not all of them available to listen to, but the vast majority are. George michael s desert island disc choices were a tribute to some of pop musics greats. Pop icon george michaels appearance on the legendary bbc radio 4 show desert island discs. Oh dinah washington, i love this song, you just have to have her on a desert island with you.
Desert island discs dorothy byrne, journalist listen. Listen to george michaels candid desert island discs. Sun 19 apr 2020 michael parkinsons castaways are the restaurateurs albert and michel roux from 1986. George michael s death this past christmas day was accompanied by clips from his memorable desert island discs interview in september 2007 how often this archive provides a. George martin appears on the bbcs desert island discs. George michaels death this past christmas day was accompanied by clips. Kirsty youngs top 10 desert island discs interviews the. George michael mp3 songs free download page 1 waptrick. Desert island discs is one of the best and longest running radio shows on the bbc the gist of the show is simple. Hes sold more than 100 million records, won two grammy awards. Flac audio file, length 27 s, 688 kbps overall this is a file from the wikimedia commons. The bbc radio 4 programme desert island discs invites castaways to choose eight pieces of. Download george michael careless whispers, george michael brother can you spare a dime, george michael somebody to love, elton john and george michael dont let the sun go down on me, george michael father figure, george michael i want your sex, george michael the first time ever i saw your face, george michael wild is. Michael sold over 80 million records worldwide making him one of the bestselling music artists of all time.
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