The People's Desert Island Discs

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The show for ordinary people living extraordinary lives inspired by BBC Radio 4’s Roy Plomley.

Episodes

  1. 11/16/2021

    Elizabeth Bennett reads The Seed Shop

    Elizabeth Bennett reads The Seed Shop

    1 min

  2. 01/25/2021

    Elisabeth le Sueur – 80th Birthday in Cape Town

    Join retired language lecturer, communications professional and radio presenter Elisabeth le Sueur on her 80thbirthday in Cape Town, South Africa. Elisabeth shares her love of fine jazz and classical music from her childhood in former naval base Simonstown through student, academic, professional and family life alongside her magician son Jacques. Join us!

    45 min

  3. 01/25/2021

    John Tilston – Searching for Home outside History

    What is it like to live outside history? Globetrotter John Tilston reminisces on his life-long search for home from depressed post-war Manchester to care-free school days in sun-kissed pre-Civil War Rhodesia, family life in Bostwana and South Africa, and sweet-spot retirement in Brisbane, Australia. Join us!

    1h 17m

  4. 01/25/2021

    Joy Ridley – The Beatles to The Old Moat Garden Centre

    Beatles fan-girl Joy Ridley takes us on a heartfelt tale, with some beautiful music, of family life, emigrating to Australia, choir-singing, and fundraising and events organising for mental health support work at Richmond Fellowship's The Old Moat Garden Centre. Join us!

    1h 26m
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The show for ordinary people living extraordinary lives inspired by BBC Radio 4’s Roy Plomley.

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