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Anthony Joshua, boxer

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

Anthony Joshua MBE is a British heavyweight boxer, Olympic gold medallist and two-time former unified world heavyweight champion.

Anthony was born in 1989 and grew up in Watford. When he was 11, he moved with his mother to Nigeria, her home country, and attended a boarding school there for several months. When the family returned to Watford, Anthony took part in football and athletics at school, although he recalls that he didn’t enjoy sport in the freezing winter conditions.

After school he briefly studied music technology, and worked as a bricklayer, but mostly drifted. When he found himself banned from Watford town centre, he moved to Edgware and started going to the gym. His cousin Ben Ileyemi, a keen boxer, invited him to his local boxing gym in Finchley. Anthony, then aged 18, and with no boxing experience, decided to enter the ring himself. Within five years, he won a gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics. He turned professional in 2013 and has become one of the most high-profile boxers in the world.

Anthony lives in London.

DISC ONE: Waiting in Vain - Bob Marley & The Wailers
DISC TWO: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔtown Glory - Adele
DISC THREE: Water No Get Enemy - Fela Kuti
DISC FOUR: Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
DISC FIVE: One More Chance Freestyle - Skrapz
DISC SIX: Shut Up - Stormzy
DISC SEVEN: The Godfather Pt. I: Love Theme From "The Godfather" - Nino Rota
DISC EIGHT: Agape - Nicholas Britell

BOOK CHOICE: A Bear Grylls survival book
LUXURY ITEM: A punchbag
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Agape - Nicholas Britell

Presenter: Lauren Laverne
Producer: Sarah Taylor

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Fri 28 Jun 2024 09:00
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Music Played

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Waiting In Vain

    • Legend (Deluxe Edition).
    • Island Records.
    • 11.

  • Adele

    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔtown Glory

    • 19.
    • XL Recordings.
    • 12.

  • Fela Kuti

    Water No Get Enemy

    • Knitting Factory Records.

  • Survivor

    Eye Of The Tiger

    • The Best Of Survivor.
    • Volcano/Legacy.
    • 1.

  • Skrapz

    One More Chance Freestyle

    • 80's Baby.
    • Zino Records.
    • 9.

  • Stormzy

    Shut Up

    • BRIT AWARDS 2017.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
    • 9.

  • Nino Rota

    The Godfather Pt. I: Love Theme From "The Godfather"

    • The Godfather Trilogy.
    • Recording Arts.
    • 7.

  • Nicholas Britell

    Agape

    • If Beale Street Could Talk (Original Motion Picture Score).
    • Lakeshore Records.
    • 3.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 23 Jun 2024 10:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 28 Jun 2024 09:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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