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Desert Island Discs
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This Week's Guest:
Bill Bailey

8 June 2008
Repeated
13 June 2008
Bill Bailey
Bill's Choice

Kirsty's castaway this week is the comedian and actor, Bill Bailey.

Lauded for his hugely inventive stand up he has carved out a highly successful career with an altogether atypical approach. He’s a familiar face on television from his regular appearances on quiz shows Have I Got News for You, QI and Never Mind the Buzzcocks.

At school he was a gifted pupil who gave up on his education and a pitch perfect piano student who flunked his music school entrance. He started drifting as a teenager and gave up on university within days of arrival - he says he was looking for the next challenge, and that turned out to be stand-up comedy. He loved having to think on his feet and found the laughter of strangers intoxicating.

1. Memphis Soul Stew
Performer King Curtis
Composer Curtis Ousley; Kilynn-Pronto
CD Title King Curtis Live at Fillmore West
Track 1
Label KOCH
Rec No KOCCD8024

2. Teenage Kicks
Performer The Undertones
Composer O’Neill
CD Title Super 70’s Rock
Track Cd3 trk 13
Label VIRGIN
Rec No VTDCD614

3. Once in a Lifetime
Performer Talking Heads
Composer David Byrne, Brian Eno & Chris Frantz
CD Title Talking Heads: The Best of – Once In A Lifetime
Track 3
Label EMI
Rec No CDEMD1039

4. Mozart’s Coronation Concerto
Performer English Chamber Orchestra with Murray Perahia
Composer Mozart
CD Title Mozart: Piano Concerto No.26
Track 1
Label CBS
Rec No 39224

5. Rebel Rebel
Performer David Bowie
Composer David Bowie
CD Title Diamond Dogs
Track 6
Label EMI
Rec No CDP7952112

6. Talk of the Town
Performer Pretenders
Composer C. Hynde 
CD Title The Pretenders:The Singles
Track 4
Label REAL
Rec No 2422292

7. Javanese
Performer Enong Jubaedah and Mang Maman
CD Title JAVA PAY SUNDA
Track 5
Label RADIO FRANCE

8. In Paradisum
Performer New Philharmonia Orchestra & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge conducted by Sir David Willcocks
Composer Gabriel Faure
CD Title Faure – Requiem - Pavane
Track 7
Label EMI
Rec No CDM7647152

Record: Once in a Lifetime
Book: Collected works of Somerset Maugham
Luxury: a pack of cards
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Desert Island Discs is one of Radio 4's most popular and enduring programmes. Created by Roy Plomley in 1942, the format is simple: each week a guest is invited by Kirsty Young to choose the eight records they would take with them to a desert island.
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