Best Desert Island Discs

[MaMaLa321]

We listened to Prof Speigelhalter a couple of weeks ago and it was lovely - great music and a nice guy.
I also loved Ian Wright and Alan Carr (who normally irritates me)
Has anyone else got any recommendations?

Adrian Edmondson - when he talks about Rik Mayall, it’s just heartwarming and moving. His music choices are great too!

Richard E Grant - another tearjerker

As mentioned on another thread I really enjoyed the recent Peter White episode. 1 of my all time favourites was Maya Angelou that was repeated during 2020.

I listened to the Martin Lewis one on your recommendation @PixiePirate
It was interesting.
So sad that his Mum died when he was only 12 and he got no counselling

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for letting me know.

I agree, it’s so sad to think of a child experiencing that trauma without professional support.

I did too! I wasn’t naturally drawn to it but after seeing it recommended on here I listened. It was so interesting, the way he coped by becoming reclusive. You wouldn’t know, would you?

Today's episode with Jamie Dornan is up with the best of them, I think.

Similar but different: Neil Hannon (The Divine Comedy) was on Private Passions over on Radio 3. Some lovely music chosen.

Thanks for the tip off. Just listened to it. He sounds like a really engaging and decent person, which is quite unusual for an actor of his fame. He's very unlucky to have lost both his parents while still so young.

His Dad was an obstetrician and was much loved by his patients. Apparently he was a lovely man. He too died young.

Yes, he mentions that. Lauren Laverne said something like 'Your dad delivered 6000 babies in the course of his career. Have you ever met any of them?' and Jamie Dornan laughed and said 'Are you joking? At this stage it feels like I've met all 6000 of them. I go back to Belfast and someone says hello, I liked you in such and such, and I've got to tell you, your dad delivered me! He was such a lovely man ...' What a terrific legacy to leave.

Jamie Dorlan episode only available for 27 days it says strangely

It's a great episode!

he is always lovely when a guest on graham norton

Annie Lennox
Stephen Graham
Mickey Flanagan
Ade Edmonson
Bob Mortimer

I'm enjoying listening to Cillian Murphy. It probably helps that I'm visualising his cheekbones as I listen ...

😂

Greg Davies on today

From ages ago - Kirsty Young at her prime and the guest was Simon Murray. Fascinating and debonair man and a fabulous selection of music.

Rob Delaney
today
love him

I'd never heard of him before but my word, that packed a punch. He's dealt with a lot. Good on him for coming out in one piece and not going back to drinking.

@Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g
it certainly did pack a punch

I was hoping someone else had heard this. What a lovely man he seems, and my God, what he and his family have been through. His reading of his book about his little boy when it was R4’s book of the week was heart-rending.

did he read the book himself @Halsall
i would have liked to have heard this,

Yes, he did @Willmafrockfit - really brilliantly too. No idea how he could do it.

I cried just reading about it today, how he asked his landlord (when they were moving out) if he could have first refusal on the house if he ever decided to sell it, as he would like to, in old age, die in the room his son died in 😢