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Posted by filboid_studge (U15549494) on Sunday, 24th February 2013
I'd like to suggest a revamp for this venerable programme.
It's rare, in fact it doesn't happen, for someone to be cast away on a desert island, never mind the gramophone records and record player (two further obsolete concepts!).
What I'd like to suggest is 'Death Bed Discs', which would inevitably come to be known as 'DBD'.
The intro. would be something like "Every week we ask a well known person to imagine that they are on their death bed; as you drift in and out of consciousness which eight pieces of music would you like to hear for one more time as your life ebbs away?'
As everyone dies this is a much more relevant experience than the 'desert island', and those participating could be asked to comment on such relevant questions as whether they would prefer to die at home or in a hospice or in a hospital, and what their worst fears of the experience are.
This would inevitably lead to many interesting aperçus.
It's amazing they haven't thought of this before.
How about a new celebrity cookery chat show: Dessert Island Dips
Castaway on an island with just a small fridge, which puddings and finger food would you have as an alternative to coconut and strangled gannet?
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Snorkerama squared!
There ought to have been, but probably wasn't, a post-Pistolist sludgeabilly indie-punk band called the Strangled Gannets
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Posted by Campbell in Farewell Clogs (U14226916) on Sunday, 24th February 2013
with all due respect - I think yer idea's well rubbish and think the old formula works just fine as it is. (Have you any other grand ideas for dulling down succesful programmes?)
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Posted by maggiechow- chained to the railings (U6630370) on Sunday, 24th February 2013
Parachuting clunky issue-led story lines into successful long-running radio serials?
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Posted by Solly-its-shutting-down Sid (U2337718) on Sunday, 24th February 2013
Ain't it grand to be bloomin' well dead / Leslie Sarony
(Fancy going to a funeral in) Brahn Boots / several
Grandpa's Grave / Peter Sellars
He's dead but he won't lie down / Gracie Fields
I'll be glad when you're dead you rascal you / several
I'm sure another 3 can be found to make the statutory 8.
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Posted by Campbell in Farewell Clogs (U14226916) on Sunday, 24th February 2013
>>>Parachuting clunky issue-led story lines into successful long-running radio serials?<<<
nah, it'll never catch on. You'd risk scaring off the regular listeners...
Meanwhile back on the Dead List:
Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper.
Dido's lament (here's my favourite version:
The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn - Pogues
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Posted by Now Locking for a house (U3261819) on Sunday, 24th February 2013
If you are on a desert island, you may as well be dead.
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Posted by sirblunderdog (U14202514) on Sunday, 24th February 2013
strangled gannet?Â
Strangling gannets is not a good idea. They are marvellous birds.
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Posted by Solly-its-shutting-down Sid (U2337718) on Sunday, 24th February 2013
Gannet diving ... hmm, I've heard of muff diving, any connection one wonders.
Here's another idea, take Desert Island Discs off radio 4 and put it on radio 2, where it belongs. Radio 4 is for intelligent speech, there are so many music stations around, so leave radio 4 as a haven without music.
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Posted by Campbell in Farewell Clogs (U14226916) on Sunday, 24th February 2013
well you might consider it to be so locki, but I suspect I'd thoroughly enjoy being on a deserted island. Actually I wouldn't be that bothered about the music bits myself.
Here's another idea, take Desert Island Discs off radio 4 and put it on radio 2, where it belongs. Radio 4 is for intelligent speech, there are so many music stations around, so leave radio 4 as a haven without music. Agree with that. When I'm TadpoleDictatorOfTheWorld, all music beyond ten second theme tunes will be removed from R4. All those dreadful live performances on Loose Ends and WH, all those irritating bits of incidental music in the likes of 100 Object, all DID, the lot, it can sod off to a music channel.
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Posted by Now Locking for a house (U3261819) on Sunday, 24th February 2013
I wouldn't like to be permanately on my own. One would probably go a little mad.......madder.
Here's another idea, take Desert Island Discs off radio 4 and put it on radio 2, where it belongs. Radio 4 is for intelligent speech, there are so many music stations around, so leave radio 4 as a haven without music. Agree with that. When I'm TadpoleDictatorOfTheWorld, all music beyond ten second theme tunes will be removed from R4. All those dreadful live performances on Loose Ends and WH, all those irritating bits of incidental music in the likes of 100 Object, all DID, the lot, it can sod off to a music channel.  Quite so. Also the trailers (if they can't be totally stopped) should not have any music in them.
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