David Tennant

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].

Choices

1.

The Proclaimers

Over and Done With

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2.

Elvis Costello

Oliver’s Army

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3.

The Housemartins

Me and the Farmer

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4.

Deacon Blue

Dignity

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5.

Eddie Izzard

The Starship Enterprise

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6.

Kaiser Chiefs

Ruby

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7.

Castaway's favourite

Tim Minchin

White Wine in the Sun

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8.

Billy Bragg

Greetings to the New Brunette

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Book

A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust

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Luxury item

A solar DVD player loaded with the seven series of the West Wing

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