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Los Gigantes Desert Island Discs |
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Desert Island Discs |
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DESERT ISLAND DISCS is a long running BBC Radio 4 programme. It was first broadcast on January 29th 1942 and is said by the Guinness Book of Records to be the longest running music programme in the history of radio.
Guests are asked to choose the eight pieces of music they would take with them to a desert island, discussion of their choices permitting a review of their life. They also choose one book (excluding the Bible and the works of Shakespeare which are already deemed present on the island) and one luxury item which must be inanimate and have no practical use. |
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While not quite a Desert Island , Tenerife does lay claim to having many castaways from the UK . In this feature we put the Desert Island Discs theme to those who have made Los Gigantes their home , frequent returning visitors and also those people who have come to Los Gigantes for the first time .
In the Los Gigantes version of Desert Island Discs , Castaways choose their all time top ten favourite music recordings on CD , one choice from the world of literature , a magazine subscription - delivered by message in a bottle post - and one luxury item they could not envisage living without . |
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Our next Castaway is Ian Thompson from Skelmersdale in Lancashire . Ian was resident here in Los Gigantes for five years , first arriving on holiday to escape the pressures of work and then loving the place and people so much he decided to stay on indefinately . Ian is 39 and works within the private health sector .
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| Me and Mrs. Jones |
Billy Paul |
| That's Life ! |
Frank Sinatra |
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Mack The Knife
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Dean Martin |
| Misty Blue |
Dorothy Moore |
| Move Closer |
Phyllis Nelson |
| It Had To Be You |
Frank Sinatra |
| You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me |
Gladys Knight and the Pips |
| Midnight Train To Georgia |
Gladys Knight and the Pips |
| Have I Told You Lately |
Van Morrison |
| Unforgettable |
Nat King Cole |
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| What special significance does track No1 hold for you ? |
| Reminds me of a very special time in my life . I listened to the artist , really enjoyed his voice , music and sentiments in his songs . |
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| Which work of literature would you take to your desert island ? |
The complete set of Harry Potter - total escapism and magical intrigue . |
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| Which magazine subscription would you take out ? |
Easy Gardening/Gardener's World . Would come in useful for growing food . |
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| What luxury item would be indispensable to you ? |
Mouth wash . I could never cope with a fluffy mouth nor furry teeth . |
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| What first brought you to Los Gigantes ? What special appeal does it hold for you ? |
I arrived here stressed out from work and never returned home as I was adopted by some people who became close friends . They nurtered me back to health and after five years I was ready to return home . Los Gigantes will always be my second home and the people here my second family .
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Los Gigantes next Castaway will be washed ashore very very soon |
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Previous Castaways |
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