by musicalmemoir | Oct 16, 2016 | DID Trivia
A: Sir David Attenborough (1957, 1979, 1998, 2012) And still going strong! Arthur Askey is the only other person who has appeared four times. (1942, 1955, 1969, 1980)
by musicalmemoir | Oct 3, 2016 | Didn't know who they were until DID, Our favourite Castaways
This DID falls in to the category of “I had no idea who you were until I listened to the interview” and I only listened to this today, even though it was broadcast back in October 2015. For me this is one of the greatest pleasures of DID, hearing someone...
by musicalmemoir | Sep 18, 2016 | DID Trivia
Aside from classical music, here are the most popular artists chosen by castaways. From “Flotsam & Jetsam” by Mitchell Symons: The Beatles – chosen 252 times Frank Sinatra – 240 Bing Crosby – 166 Louis Armstrong – 136 (he and...
by musicalmemoir | May 13, 2016 | DID Guest Choices, Our favourite Castaways
Tom Hanks was a great Castaway on DID today. Of course, he’s been Cast Away before, in the 2000 film. On DID he spoke about his “vagabond” childhood and moving house 10 times in five years due to his dad’s job as a chef. This was an emotional...
by musicalmemoir | May 12, 2016 | DID Trivia
If you love Desert Island Discs then this book by Mitchell Symons contains some excellent trivia and reveals some bizarre stories, fact and figures from over 70 years of Desert Island Discs on the radio. We include a copy of this book with every interview we do....
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