Desert Island Discs
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Desert Island Discs is a long-running BBC Radio 4 interview show in which guests choose the eight recordings they would take to a hypothetical desert island, revealing their lives and personalities through their selections.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Desert Island Discs radio programme | 1 |
| Ramblings in the Countryside (radio appearances) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
BBC Radio 4 programme
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interview show ⓘ radio programme ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Desert Island Discs
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surface form:
Desert Island Discs radio programme
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| availableAs | podcast ⓘ |
| awarded | Sony Radio Academy Award ⓘ |
| broadcaster | BBC Radio 4 ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium |
FM radio
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digital radio ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | radio ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Roy Plomley ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastDate | 1942-01-29 ⓘ |
| format |
celebrity interview
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music selections ⓘ |
| genre |
interview
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talk show ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeCount | over 3000 episodes ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qnmr ⓘ |
| hasPart |
biographical interview
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castaway choosing eight recordings ⓘ castaway choosing one book ⓘ castaway choosing one luxury item ⓘ |
| hasThemeMusic | By the Sleepy Lagoon ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | desert island scenario ⓘ |
| locationOfRecording |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| network | BBC Radio 4 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
guests are given the Bible and the Complete Works of Shakespeare by default
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guests choose a luxury item with no practical use ⓘ guests reveal their lives through music choices ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Forces Programme ⓘ |
| originalPresenter | Roy Plomley ⓘ |
| partOf |
BBC Radio 4
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surface form:
BBC Radio 4 schedule
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| presenter |
Kirsty Young
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Lauren Laverne ⓘ Michael Parkinson ⓘ Roy Plomley ⓘ Sue Lawley ⓘ |
| producer | BBC ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC Audio ⓘ |
| recordLabelUsage | various record labels ⓘ |
| setting | hypothetical desert island ⓘ |
| subject |
music
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personal life of the guest ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| themeMusicComposer | Eric Coates ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfRecordingsChosen | 8 ⓘ |
| typicalRuntime | about 45 minutes ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Desert Island Discs radio programme
this entity surface form:
Ramblings in the Countryside (radio appearances)