Kathy Burke
4 Extra Debut. From Lady Gaga to The Specials. Comic actor and director Kathy Burke shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From 2010.
From Lady Gaga to The Specials. Actor and director Kathy Burke shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
She became a household name for her comedy performances, working with Harry Enfield to create the characters Kevin and Perry. She won critical acclaim for serious roles and picked up the Best Actress award at Cannes for her portrayal of an abused wife in the film "Nil By Mouth".
Kathy's early life had been tumultuous - her mother died before she was two and her father was often drunk, leaving her older brother to run the family home. She was a teenager when she discovered acting and, she says, it was the saving of her.
First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in August 2010.
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Music Played
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Castaway's Favourite
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Lady Gaga
Bad Romance
- The Fame Monster [Deluxe Edition].
- Polydor.
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The Specials
Gangsters
- The Specials: 大象传媒 Sessions.
- EMI.
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Joy Division
Love Will Tear Us Apart
- Substance.
- Centredate.
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Sex Pistols
Pretty Vacant
- Best Rock Anthems in the World.
- Virgin.
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T. Rex
Ride a White Swan
- Baby Boomer Classics/Electric Seventies.
- TRAX.
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Frank Sinatra
Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
- A Man and His Music.
- Reprise.
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Gorillaz
Clint Eastwood
- Kiss Hitlist 2002.
- Universal.
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Missy Elliott
Get Ur Freak On
- Get UR Freak On- CD Single.
- The Gold Mind.
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Book Choice
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The complete works - Graham Linehan
Luxury Choice
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Life-size laminated photo of James Caan from Dragons' Den
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Kirsty Young |
Interviewed Guest | Kathy Burke |
Broadcasts
- Sun 15 Aug 2010 11:15大象传媒 Radio 4
- Fri 20 Aug 2010 09:00大象传媒 Radio 4
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