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Last broadcast on Fri, 24 Jul 2009, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Kirsty Young's castaway is comedian David Mitchell. Mitchell has won two Bafta awards and, as a sitcom actor, sketch show writer and humorous columnist, has never been in greater demand.
But as a child, Mitchell was sure he wasn't funny and it was only when he was at university, he says, that he learnt how to have fun. It is now just the rest of his life that Mitchell needs to address - beginning, he says, by tidying up his flat and then, maybe, even getting a girlfriend.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Rainbow Connection by Jim Henson
Book: Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh
Luxury: DVDs of sitcoms and DVD player.
Archive audio
This episode of Desert Island Discs is from the archive.
Music played
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Katrina and the Waves
— Walking on SunshineDrive Time 2, Dino Entertainment -
Acker Bilk — Stranger on the Shore
The Greatest Hits of 1961, Premier -
Radiohead
— CreepThe Best of the Nineties So far, EMI -
Arcangelo Corelli
— The Adagio (from Concerto No.8 in G Minor, the theme music to Master & Commander)Master and Commander - the Far Side of the World, Decca -
Crash Test Dummies
— Mmm Mmm Mmm MmmMmm Mmm Mmm Mmm, RCA -
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass — Spanish Flea
Herb Alpert: Definitive Hits, A & M -
Sir Edward Elgar
— Cello Concerto in E minorSoloist: Jacqueline du Pre Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli
Elgar:Cello Concerto.Sea Pictures-Du Pre, EMI -
Jim Henson — Rainbow Connection
The Muppet Show: The 25th Anniversary Collection, Rhino
Broadcasts
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Sun 19 Jul 200910:00
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Sun 19 Jul 200911:15
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Fri 24 Jul 200909:00
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