Danny Baker
Broadcaster Danny Baker joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Kirsty Young's castaway is the broadcaster and writer Danny Baker.
He is a Sony Gold award winning broadcaster with one of the most recognisable voices on our airwaves and his numerous radio and TV shows have brought him legions of fans. As a writer, he has put words in the mouths of Jeremy Clarkson, Ricky Gervais, Chris Evans and even the legendary George Burns.
Despite the successes, he says he's never plotted his next career move: "No plan - certainly no plan - you've only got to look at the incredible way this is all botched together and yet I don't feel that's somehow lucky when you look around at some of the half-wits and boss-eyed bozos who people this business - and they're running departments. All of this is an ant-hill that somebody's kicked over, and I happen to be one of the more bumptious ants."
Record: I've Grown Accustomed to her Face
Book: The Most of S J Perelman
Luxury: My blue suede shoes
Producer: Leanne Buckle.
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Music Played
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Helen Shapiro
Marvellous Lie
Composer: B Lewis/N Paramor
- Marvellous Lie/You donβt Know.
- Columbia.
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Dean Martin
A Day in the Country
Composer: Fain/Webster
- Hollywood or Bust.
- Capitol.
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Max Bygraves
Underneath the Arches
Composer: Flanagan
- Best of Max Bygraves.
- Spectrum.
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Peter Sellers
Iβm So Ashamed
Composer: Hare
- Iβm so Ashamed/A Drop of the Hard Stuff.
- Parlophone.
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Bing Crosby
Ainβt got a Dime to My Name
Composer: Burke/Van Heusen
- Hits of β43.
- Empress.
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Tommy Steele
What a Mouth (What a North and South)
Composer: Weston
- Tommy Steele: The Decca Years.
- Decca.
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Castaway's Favourite
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Bernard Cribbins
Iβve Grown Accustomed to Her Face (from My Fair Lady)
Composer: Frederick Loewe / Alan Jay Lerner
- The Very Best of Bernard Cribbins.
- EMI Gold.
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Cliff Richard
The Next Time
Composer: Springer/Kaye
- 30 Years of Number Ones Vol 3..
- Connoisseur Collectio.
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Book Choice
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The Most of S.J.Perelman - S J Perelman
Luxury Choice
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My blue suede shoes
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Kirsty Young |
Interviewed Guest | Danny Baker |
Broadcasts
- Sun 31 Jul 2011 10:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 LW
- Sun 31 Jul 2011 11:15ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Fri 5 Aug 2011 09:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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