Alfie Boe
Opera singer and star of Les Miserables Alfie Boe joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Kirsty Young's castaway is the singer Alfie Boe.
He is one of our most popular tenors and, highly unusually, is a sell-out success in both opera houses and musical theatre. The youngest of nine children, he left school to work as a mechanic - before being plucked off the shop-floor for stardom. However, while he's at home on the stage, you won't necessarily find him in the stalls: "I like good singers, I don't necessarily like one genre of music, I just like good singers, good voices and good songs," he says, adding: "I never go to the opera.... it's just not my world."
Producer: Leanne Buckle.
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Music Played
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Bob Dylan
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Composer: Dylan
- Biograph: Cd3.
- CBS.
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Elmer Bernstein
The Theme from The Magnificent Seven
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
- Best of Cult Fiction.
- Virgin.
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Castaway's Favourite
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Paul Robeson
Mighty Like A Rose
Composer: Nevin
- A Lonesome Road.
- ASV.
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The Beatles
A Day In The Life
Composer: Lennon & McCartney
- The Beatles 1967-1970.
- Apple.
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Pink Floyd
Comfortably Numb
Composer: Gilmour/Waters
- Pink Floyd: The Wall.
- EMI.
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Elvis Presley
Big Boots
Composer: Sid Wayne/Sherman Edwards
- Elvis G.I. Blues Collector’s Edition.
- RCA.
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Led Zeppelin
The Rain Song
Composer: Page/Plant
- Led Zeppelin: Remasters.
- Warner.
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Slim Whitman
Beautiful Dreamer
Composer: Foster Foster
- Slim Whitman: Love Songs.
- Music for Pleasure.
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Book Choice
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A tropical recipe book
Luxury Choice
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His own drum kit
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Kirsty Young |
Interviewed Guest | Alfie Boe |
Broadcasts
- Sun 5 Jun 2011 10:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 LW
- Sun 5 Jun 2011 11:15³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 FM
- Fri 10 Jun 2011 09:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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