Mark Gatiss
Kirsty Young interviews writer and actor Mark Gatiss.
Kirsty Young's castaway is the writer and actor Mark Gatiss.
His childhood passions have fuelled his adult creative life. As a boy he says he was drawn towards the macabre and gothic - while his teachers remarked that his school essays resembled scripts for Hammer horror films. He has written for - and acted in - Dr Who, was one of the creators of The League of Gentlemen and his re-imagining of Sherlock Holmes for a contemporary TV audience was a huge success.
He says: "When I was a kid, anything supernatural drew me, I would try and find it in anything - Gardeners' Question Time - I would look for something."
Producer: Leanne Buckle.
Last on
More episodes
Previous
Music Played
-
![]()
The Smiths
There is a Light that Never Goes Out
Composer: Morrissey and Marr
- The Smiths: Singles.
- WEA 4509990902.
-
![]()
John Barry
The theme to On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Composer: John Barry
- The Best Of Bond 30th Anniversary.
- Capitol.
-
![]()
Shirley Jones (and Gordon MacRae)
If I Loved You from the soundtrack to Carousel
Composer: Rodgers and Hammerstein
- Carousel.
- Angel.
-
![]()
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Artist: The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Herbert Von Karajan
- Karajan Edition: Britten:.Vaughan Williams:.Stravinsky.
- EMI.
-
![]()
Rufus Wainwright
Beautiful Child
Composer: Rufus Wainwright
- Rufus Wainwright – Want One.
- Dreamworks.
-
![]()
Su Pollard
Come to Me (I am woman)
Composer: E Howel /D Dundaas
- Come to Me/You Don’t Really Want Me.
- Rainbow Records.
-
![]()
McAlmont & Butler
Yes
Composer: McAlmont /Butler
- Best Anthems Ever.
- Virgin.
-
Castaway's Favourite
-
![]()
Marin Mazzie
So In Love from the Broadway cast recording of Kiss Me, Kate
Composer: Cole Porter
- Kiss Me Kate.
- DRG.
-
-
Book Choice
-
Complete Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Luxury Choice
-
A Victorian bath and hot water
-
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Kirsty Young |
| Interviewed Guest | Mark Gatiss |
Broadcasts
- Sun 23 Oct 2011 11:15BBC Radio 4 FM
- Fri 28 Oct 2011 09:00BBC Radio 4
Featured in...
![]()
Archive 2011-2014—Desert Island Discs
Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island.
![]()
In Search of Sherlock
A collection of programmes relating to Sherlock Holmes and Victorian criminality
![]()
Doctor Who—Doctor Who
A selection of programmes featuring people connected to the iconic time-travelling series
The Desert Island Discs podcast
Subscribe or download individual episodes.
Listen to over 2,000 programmes
Click above to browse castaways, from 1942 to today.
Articles
Read the surprising things we've learned about some stand-out castaways.
The 75th anniversary of Desert Island Discs
Featuring David Beckham, the funniest and most moving moments, animations and quizzes.
The Lark Ascending – The People’s Desert Island Disc
Why does Vaughan Williams’s masterpiece appeal to so many castaways?
Podcast
-
![]()
Desert Island Discs
Castaway guests share the soundtrack of their lives.
Related Content