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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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Los Gigantes latest Castaway Roland George Parry originally came here for the first time on the advice of friends : " Some of the best advice ever given to me " , he confesses ." We love it here ! " . Retired builder George , as he likes to be addressed , is 65 and from Leatherhead in Surrey .
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| You've Lost That Loving Feeling |
The Righteous Brothers |
| You Take My Breath Away |
Berlin |
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Dancing Queen
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Abba |
| The Streets Of Philadelphia |
Bruce Springsteen |
| Simply The Best |
Tina Turner |
| For Ever And Ever |
Demis Roussos |
| Where Ever I Lay My Hat |
Paul Young |
| In Dreams |
Roy Orbison |
| Nessan Dorma |
Pavarotti |
| My Way |
Nina Simone |
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| What special significance does track No1 hold for you ? |
| This is the the song that always reminds me of the period during my divorce and meeting Anne who has been my lovely wife for 33 years . |
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| Which work of literature would you take to your desert island ? |
"Karate Kates Of Wawobyu . " |
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| Which magazine subscription would you take out ? |
"Traditional Karate ." |
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| What luxury item would be indispensable to you ? |
Leg weights , chest expanders and a fishing rod . With the exercise equipment I would try to keep in shape , and the fishing rod would give me something to do to stave off boredom . |
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| What first brought you to Los Gigantes ? What special appeal does it hold for you ? |
After friends told us what a lovely place it was here we came out to see for ourselves . They were right and we immediately started looking for a property , a holiday home . We did eventually buy a property here and have found Los Gigantes to be a lovely place with many helpful and friendly people .
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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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Marina Authorities :
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