大象传媒

Paralympian and broadcaster, Ade Adepitan is castaway by Kirsty Young.

Wheelchair basketball's his sport and he partnered Clare Balding anchoring the television coverage of the 2012 London Paralympics.

When he's not in a studio explaining the intricacies of Goalball he's reporting from the rainforests of Nicaragua or the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Adversity seems to suit him - he even survived turning up for his first day at school aged seven in a pink checked suit and bow tie.

Inspired by his boyhood heroes Seb Coe and Daley Thompson, who he first saw on TV competing in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, sport became his passion. He says:

"I think I've done more things with my disability than most able-bodied people would ever dream of doing".

DISC ONE: Public Enemy - Harder than You Think
DISC TWO: Tunji Oyelana and the Benders - I Love my Country
DISC THREE: Dandy Livingstone - Message to you Rudy
DISC FOUR: Debbie Malone- Rescue Me
DISC FIVE: Orishas - Naci Orishas
DISC SIX: Minnie Riperton - The Edge of a Dream
DISC SEVEN: Linda Harrison - Be with You
DISC EIGHT: Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love / People Get Ready

CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Linda Harrison - Be with You
BOOK CHOICE: Chronicles of The Lensmen by E.E. Smith - E E Smith
LUXURY CHOICE: A basketball court with hoop and ball

Desert Island Discs was devised by Roy Plomley.

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in September 2012.

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