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Anne Tyler: If I could buy all of my first four novels and destroy them I would

Author Anne Tyler has revealed she is “embarrassed” by some of her early work and said she would like to destroy all the copies of her first four novels. The 80-year-old has produced 23 novels during her lifetime, including the Pulitzer ...

20 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Sport

Snooker star O’Sullivan reveals how he copes with stress to stay at top of game

World number one snooker player Ronnie O’Sullivan has revealed that he questions why he puts himself through the stress of taking part in top-flight tournaments. Appearing on Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, the 47-year-old, who picks ...

28 May 2023 at 00:01

Movies

Richard E Grant discusses facing the loss of his wife on Desert Island Discs

Richard E Grant says ignoring the fact that a loved one has died makes it feel “like that person’s life didn’t count”, as he described facing the loss of his wife. The Oscar-nominated actor said that the coronavirus lockdown had ...

06 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Peaky Blinders creator was invited to meet Snoop Dogg after he related to show

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has said he was invited to meet Snoop Dogg as he said the rapper told him the show “reminded him of how he got involved in gang culture”. Knight, 65, said he had found that the programme had ...

11 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Movies

Jamie Dornan grateful to father who insisted mother’s death would not define him

Jamie Dornan said he is grateful to his late father for insisting he could live a “fulfilled, positive and happy life” despite the death of his mother during his teenage years. The Tourist star Dornan, 41, said he was ...

28 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Writing was very difficult after success of novel One Day, says David Nicholls

Author David Nicholls has said “it was very difficult to write for a couple of years” after the publication of his best-selling romance novel One Day. The book, which was adapted for the screen in 2011 and recently ...

21 Jul 2024 at 00:01

‘Delight’ as Lauren Laverne set to return to BBC work after cancer diagnosis

BBC presenter Lauren Laverne is set to return to working at the corporation this month following a cancer diagnosis. Laverne, 46, will begin recording episodes of The One Show and BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs ...

17 Nov 2024 at 12:24

Music

Bill Nighy and Jane McDonald among stars featuring on BBC radio festive schedule

British actor Bill Nighy and singer Jane McDonald are among a host of famous faces billed to feature on the BBC radio schedule over the Christmas season. Academy Award nominee Nighy, 73, will sit in for Iggy Pop ...

27 Nov 2023 at 00:01

Kirsty Young’s doctor ‘snorted’ at her fibromyalgia suggestion before diagnosis

Kirsty Young says that her suggested explanation for a chronic pain condition that forced her to step away from her broadcasting job was dismissed with a “snort” from a medical professional. The former Desert ...

08 Aug 2024 at 12:23

Adam Kay: My life has been absolutely transformed by birth of my children

Adam Kay says his life has been “absolutely transformed for the better” after welcoming two children via surrogate with his husband. The former doctor-turned-comedian and writer, said he hoped his son and ...

18 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Movies

Alan Cumming reveals how suffering abuse from his father taught him to act

Alan Cumming has said suffering abuse at the hands of his father taught him “good qualities” for becoming an actor. The 57-year-old Scottish star, best known for roles in Emma and Goldeneye, recalled on ...

20 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Music

Kirsty Young discusses chronic pain condition on Desert Island Discs return

Kirsty Young has recalled how having to step away from broadcasting for a few years due to her chronic pain condition caused her to question her own identity, saying “you lose your sense of self”. The ...

25 Dec 2022 at 08:05

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