13, February, 2025
Episode 243: Desert Island Discs, Chris’ choice
In this podcast, we imagine we are castaway on a desert island with just 8 discs. The discussion around the choice of discs is a great way to remind us of certain moments in our lives.
Desert Island Discs, Chris' choice
https://english-podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Desert-Island-Discs-Chris.mp4Welcome back to English-Podcasts In this episode we talk about music and link it to some significant moments in our lives. It’s a great way to talk about the past as well as musical preferences.
Notes
Desert Island Discs is a well known radio show on the BBC, in fact it’s been on air since 1942 ! That first Desert Island Discs was recorded in the BBC’s bomb-damaged Maida Vale studio on 27th January 1942 and aired in the Forces Programme at 8pm two days later. Nowadays it is a staple of BBC radio with over 1000s of people interviewed over the years.
The principle of the show is that the interviewee has to imagine they are castaway on a desert island with only 8 discs to listen to. That is a real challenge !
Which discs would you choose? Would you choose music which reminds you of people, of situations or significant experiences in your life ?
Listen in to our choices and reasons for chosing them. In this podcast you can hear Chris’ choice and in another podcast you can hear Sue’s choice.