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24/05/2013

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Whoopi Goldberg

Duration:
45 minutes
First broadcast:
Sunday 10 May 2009

Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the comic and actress Whoopi Goldberg. As a child she used to practise the acceptance speeches she was sure she would one day make - little surprise then that she's one of a handful of people to have won an Oscar, a Grammy, a Tony and Emmy awards.

Favourite track: Lovely Day by Bill Withers
Book: Letters to a Young Poet by Raine Maria Rilke
Luxury: Wise potato chips

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    Desert Island Disc Fragment Archive 1960-1969

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    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1951-1955

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    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1956-1960

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    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1961-1965

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    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1966-1970

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    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1971-1975

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    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1976-1980

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    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1981-1985

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  11. Image for Desert Island Discs Archive: 1986-1991

    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1986-1991

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    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1991-1996

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    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1996-2000

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    Desert Island Discs Archive: 2000-2005

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    Desert Island Discs Archive: 2005-2011

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