Michael McIntyre

Comedian Michael McIntyre reveals his castaway choices with Kirsty Young.

In a specially extended edition for BBC Radio 4 Extra, Michael shares his life story and explains his musical, book and luxury choices.

Michael McIntyre has gone from being an unknown stand-up with debts of more than £30,000 to become one of the most successful comedians in the business - with awards, chart topping DVDs and sell-out arena shows under his belt.

He says: "I was on the circuit for years, I did get more and more in debt - it really did drag on and I just couldn't get a break. But when my chance came, I'd envisaged it so many times, I wasn't even nervous. I knew I could do it."

DISC ONE: Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack
DISC TWO: The Logical Song - Supertramp
DISC THREE: Don’t Play that Song - Aretha Franklin
DISC FOUR: Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band
DISC FIVE: Smile - King Cole
DISC SIX: Miss You - The Rolling Stones
DISC SEVEN: Oh Yoko! - John Lennon
DISC EIGHT: Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered - Ella Fitzgerald

BOOK CHOICE - The Complete Prose by Woody Allen - Woody Allen
LUXURY CHOICE - Writing Materials
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE - Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered - Ella Fitzgerald

Producer: Leanne Buckle

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in January 2012.