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Last broadcast on Fri, 1 Jan 2010, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Kirsty Young's castaway is the actor David Tennant.
He has been voted the best Dr Who ever and has redefined the Time Lord for a generation of parents and children.
As a child he was a huge fan of the programme; he reckons he only ever missed one episode, wore a long stripy scarf and queued up to meet Tom Baker and get his autograph. As a role, he says, it appealed not just to his adult self but to the eight-year-old boy who was just below the surface
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs].
David Tennant
Record: White Wine in The Sun by Tim Minchin
Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
Luxury: A solar DVD player loaded with the seven series of the West Wing
Archive audio
This episode of Desert Island Discs is from the archive.
Music played
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The Proclaimers
— Over and Done WithThis is the Story, Chrysalis -
Elvis Costello
— Oliver’s ArmyElvis Costello & the Attractions: Armed Forces, Imp Fiend -
The Housemartins
— Me and the FarmerNow that’s What I Call Quite Good, Go Discs -
Deacon Blue
— DignityRaintown, CBS -
Eddie Izzard — The Starship Enterprise
Unrepeatable Live, Laughing Stock -
Kaiser Chiefs
— RubyYours Truly, Angry Mob, B Unique -
Tim Minchin — White Wine in the Sun
Ready for this live at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, www. timminchin.com -
Billy Bragg
— Greetings to the New BrunetteMust I Paint You a Picture?, Cooking Vinyl
Broadcasts
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Sun 27 Dec 200911:15
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Fri 1 Jan 201009:00
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