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 | 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 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....
by musicalmemoir | Apr 30, 2016 | DID Trivia
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Chosen 792 episodes Ludwig van Beethoven – 719 Johann Sebastian Bach – 652 Franz Schubert – 362 Giuseppe Verdi – 332 Edward Elgar – 328 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – 318 Giacomo Puccini –...
by musicalmemoir | Apr 3, 2016 | DID Guest Choices, DID Trivia
DID Trivia In 2006, when David Cameron picked This Charming Man by The Smiths, the group’s guitarist, Johnny Marr, was angry enough to tell the future Prime Minister to stop saying he was a fan of the group. Cameron also chose Benny Hill’s Ernie (The Fastest Milkman...
by musicalmemoir | Jan 14, 2016 | DID Articles in Press, DID Trivia
I had read on a couple of different occasions that the greatest DID controversy was when Lady Diana Mosley was interviewed by Sue Lawley in 1989. Lady Mosley was, of course, the widow of wartime fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley. Lady Mosley sparked outrage, and...
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