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Radio 4 listeners - Desert Island Discs

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Tinker · 02/04/2004 19:14

Just caught the end of this this morning and the guest was Jack Vettriano. Not a fan of his paintings but his musical taste seemed quite good from the few I heard. I know it's repeated but is Friday the first broadcast or the repeat? Plus, there's no link to it on the Radio 4 site. Anyone know why not?

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katierocket · 02/04/2004 19:17

Ah a woman after my own heart tinker - one of my favourite programmes. It was a good one today wasn't it. I'm pretty sure that friday is the first one and repeat is on sunday morning - can't remember what time - 11ish I think.
you can't listen to it on the web like other programs because of copyright issues I believe.

bossykate · 02/04/2004 19:17

sorry, tinks, it's the repeat. did you hear bill nighy the other week - he has excellent musical taste...

never seen any of jv's works and am not too keen having listened to his self-regarding nonsense for the second time this am!

katierocket · 02/04/2004 19:20

oh well there you go tinker I thought sunday was the repeat. it's such a good programme even if you don't know the people/don't like the music except can't really handle the ones that are ALL obscure classical choices

TheCODERATOR · 02/04/2004 19:22

It was realy intersting and I missed the second hlaf as ds3 would not sit int he car , parked any longer!

katierocket · 02/04/2004 19:23

coderator I always drive a longer route round if it's on as know that DS will not let me listen once we get home.

TheCODERATOR · 02/04/2004 19:24

hmm. Why did he change his name?

katierocket · 02/04/2004 19:27

he started painting by just copying other artists work and then he did two of his own and he decided to change his name to his grandfathers i.e. Vettriano, I suppose as a "this is the real me" kind of thing.

personally I think he just liked the name better! and rightly so.

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Tinker · 02/04/2004 19:28

Always forget to listen to it but when I do always wonder why I don't remember to (if that makes sense?) Can anyone remember the tracks? Only heard an (don't snigger) Eagles one but one I love - The last Resort. And then he picked one by Judy Coliins which made me start crying, really crying! I was driving. In fact, that's why I don't hear it, usually in the office on Friday.

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TheCODERATOR · 02/04/2004 19:29

Like a rolling stone
twist and shout

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Tinker · 02/04/2004 19:31

Didn't know he'd changed his name and agree the V one just sounds good. Not a fan of his stuff but worry that's because I've succumbed to idea that it's Athena cr*p. Thought he sounded ok actually and can understand why he is well peed off at being snubbed by the Art community

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Janstar · 02/04/2004 19:31

I enjoyed the Bill Nighy one too. Great taste.

I've noticed an awful lot of people choose Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan. Yet radio stations don't play them all that much.

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Tinker · 02/04/2004 19:32

Yeah, Like a Rolling Stone was his main fave. also mentioned a Leonard Cohen one - didn't say which one.

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Tinker · 02/04/2004 19:35

I know Janstar and yet they just sound fantastic still. 'Get off of my Cloud' - is that the actual title? - came on today. Still so bloody exciting

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ScummyMummy · 02/04/2004 23:49

His choices are \link(www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/desertislanddiscs.shtml\here} but I can't see a listen again button either.

ScummyMummy · 02/04/2004 23:51

Oops. I meant here .

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Tinker · 03/04/2004 00:23

Excellent Scummy.

Browsing through other people's choices is interesting - Brian May had 2 featuring himself! Worse, one included Anita Dobson.

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