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Jamie Dornan, actor

Jamie Dornan, actor, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.

Jamie Dornan is an actor who first came to the attention of television audiences in 2013 when he played serial killer Paul Spector in the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ series the Fall. Two years later he starred alongside Dakota Johnson in the film Fifty Shades of Grey and went on to play the same part in the rest of the trilogy. In 2022 he was the lead in the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ drama the Tourist which was watched by millions of viewers and recently returned for its second season.

Jamie was born in Holywood in County Down. At 10 he played Widow Twankey in the school pantomime - a defining moment for him when he experienced the thrill of playing to a live audience.

After dropping out of university Jamie became a model and worked on big campaigns for some leading fashion brands before landing his first acting part in Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette in 2006. His role in the Fall was his big break and the Fifty Shades films catapulted him to movie star status.

In 2021 he played Pa in the film Belfast which was written and directed by Kenneth Branagh about his own childhood, growing up at the beginning of the Troubles.

Jamie is married to the musician and composer Amelia Warner and they have three children.

DISC ONE: Caravan - Van Morrison
DISC TWO: Violin Concerto No. 1: II. Composed by Philip Glass and performed by Adele Anthony (violin) and Ulster Orchestra, conducted by Takuo Yuasa
DISC THREE: ±α΄Η±θ±θΓ­±θ΄Η±τ±τ²Ή - Sigur RΓ³s
DISC FOUR: Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
DISC FIVE: Metarie - Brendan Benson
DISC SIX: Forever – The Beach Boys
DISC SEVEN: Something - The Beatles
DISC EIGHT: The Whole of the Moon – The Waterboys

BOOK CHOICE: Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
LUXURY ITEM: A golf club and balls
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Forever – The Beach Boys

Presenter Lauren Laverne
Producer Paula McGinley

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36 minutes

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Fri 2 Feb 2024 09:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Van Morrison

    Caravan

    • Moondance.
    • Warner Bros. Records.
    • 4.

  • Philip Glass

    Violin Concerto No. 1: II. Quarter Note = 108

    Performer: Adele Anthony. Conductor: Takuo Yuasa. Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra.
    • GLASS, P.: Violin Concerto No. 1 / Company / Prelude from Akhnaten (Anthony, Uls.
    • Naxos.
    • 6.

  • Sigur RΓ³s

    ±α΄Η±θ±θΓ­±θ΄Η±τ±τ²Ή

    • Takk....
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 3.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Bridge Over Troubled Water

    • Bridge Over Troubled Water.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Brendan Benson

    Metarie

    • Lapalco.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 2.

  • The Beach Boys

    Forever

    • Sunflower.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 9.

  • The Beatles

    Something

    • Abbey Road.
    • George Harrison.
    • 2.

  • The Waterboys

    The Whole of the Moon

    • This Is the Sea.
    • Chrysalis Records.
    • 2.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 28 Jan 2024 11:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 2 Feb 2024 09:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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