Michael McIntyre
Comedian and Britain's Got Talent judge, Michael McIntyre, joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Michael McIntyre interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
In less than five years he's gone from being an unknown stand-up with debts of more than 拢30,000 to become one of the most successful comedians in the business - with awards, chart topping DVDs and sell-out arena shows under his belt.
He says: "I was on the circuit for years, I did get more and more in debt - it really did drag on and I just couldn't get a break. But when my chance came, I'd envisaged it so many times, I wasn't even nervous. I knew I could do it."
Record: Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered - Ella Fitzgerald
Book: The Complete Prose of Woody Allen.
Luxury: A pen
Producer: Leanne Buckle.
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Music Played
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Massive Attack
Unfinished Sympathy
Composer: Del Naja/Vowles/Marshall/Nelson/Sharp
- Blue Lines.
- Circa Records.
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Supertramp
The Logical Song
Composer: Rick Davies/ Roger Hodgson
- Breakfast in America.
- A & M.
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Aretha Franklin
Don鈥檛 Play that Song
Composer: Betty Nelson/Ahmet Ertegun
- Aretha Franklin: 30 Greatest Hits.
- Atlantic.
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Steve Miller Band
Abracadabra
Composer: Steve Miller
- Abracadabra.
- Mercury.
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Nat King Cole
Smile
Composer: Chaplin/Turner/Parsons
- Nat King Cole 20 Golden Greats.
- EMI.
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The Rolling Stones
Miss You
Composer: Jagger/ Richards
- The Best of the Rolling Stones.
- Virgin.
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John Lennon
Oh Yoko!
Composer: John Lennon
- Imagine.
- Parlophone.
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Ella Fitzgerald
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
Composer: Richard Rogers/Lorenz Hart
- Ella Fitzgerald...at the Opera House.
- Verve.
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Book Choice
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The Complete Prose by Woody Allen - Woody Allen
Luxury Choice
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Writing Materials
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Kirsty Young |
Interviewed Guest | Michael McIntyre |
Broadcasts
- Sun 17 Jul 2011 11:15大象传媒 Radio 4
- Fri 22 Jul 2011 09:00大象传媒 Radio 4
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