Nick Park
Oscar-winning filmmaker Nick Park joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Kirsty Young's castaway is the Oscar-winning animator Nick Park.
His most famous creations are Wallace and Gromit: Gromit the silent but wise dog; Wallace, his well meaning owner with notably less brain-power. They now hold the same place in the nation's heart at Christmas that Morcambe and Wise once occupied. They are old-fashioned and quintessentially British - as familiar as bread and butter, or hoping the rain holds off - but their appeal is international.
The world they inhabit is one of Jacobs cream crackers and tea-strainers - so it's little surprise that in real life too Nick Park's own creature comforts are modest: "The thing is, I have everything I want really. I've got my little house, I've got a campervan, I love the British countryside, I'm not after yachts or things like that."
Record: I Forgot that Love Existed - Van Morrison
Book: A Collins Bird book
Luxury: My own 'Amazing pair of binoculars'
Producer: Leanne Buckle.
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Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
Composer: Steve Harley
- The Best Years of Our Lives.
- BGO.
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Neil Young
Four Strong Winds
Composer: Ian Tyson
- Neil Young: Comes a Time.
- Reprise.
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Elvis Costello
Every Day I Write the Book
Composer: Costello
- Very Best of Elvis Costello.
- UNIVERSAL MUSIC.
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The Proclaimers
Sunshine on Leith
Composer: Reid/Reid
- Best of the Proclaimers.
- Persevere.
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John Shuttleworth
Fleece the World
Composer: Graham Fellows
- One Foot in the Gravy.
- LAUGHING STOCK.
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Bob Dylan
Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
Composer: B Dylan
- Blonde on Blonde.
- CBS.
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Van Morrison
I Forgot That Love Existed
Composer: Van Morrison
- Poetic Champions Compose.
- Mercury.
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Joe Rose
Plain Song
Composer: Joe Rose
Book Choice
A Collins Bird book - Lars Svensson
Luxury Choice
My own ‘Amazing pair of binoculars’
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Kirsty Young |
| Interviewed Guest | Nick Park |
Broadcasts
- Sun 19 Dec 201011:15BBC Radio 4
- Christmas Eve 201009:00BBC Radio 4 FM
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