David Walliams
From Björk to The Smiths, comedian and writer David Walliams shares his castaway choices. With Kirsty Young. From 2009.
Kirsty Young's castaway on Desert Island Discs Revisited is David Walliams.
He has seen extraordinary success - as one half of the comedy duo behind Little Britain, as a cross-channel swimmer and more recently on the West End stage and as a novelist. In this frank interview, he describes his life away from the spotlight; how he used to practise comedy routines in his bathroom, the excitement of an early trip out wearing a Jean-Paul Gaultier skirt, the inner drive that propels him and the unhappiness he feels when he has no company except his own.
Favourite track: Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths
Book: Collected Poems by Philip Larkin
Alternative to Bible: None - Bible not taken
Luxury: A gun.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2009.
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