William Gibson

This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is William Gibson. Long before the existence of the Internet, he wrote about 'cyberspace', a boundless world reached only through computers. External space travel, to the Moon and Mars, had become old hat. By creating internal space, he breathed new life into science fiction. In conversation with Sue Lawley, he talks about his life and work and chooses eight records to take to the mythical island.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Choices

1.

Alejandro Escovedo

Amsterdam

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2.

The Velvet Underground

All Tommorows Parties - Demo

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3.

Dock Boggs

Sugar Baby

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4.

Steely Dan

Dirty Work

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5.

Bruce Springsteen

Highway 29

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6.

Castaway's favourite

Nick Cave

(Are You) The One That I’ve Been Waiting For?

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7.

Tom Waits

Sixteen Shells from a Thirty-Ought-Six

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8.

Taj Mahal

Johnny Too Bad

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Book

Complete Works by Jorge Luis Borges

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Luxury item

Junk yard

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