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Desert Island Discs

Classic Desert Island Discs - Arsène Wenger

Desert Island Discs

BBC

Music, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Music Commentary

4.314.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Laurene Laverne talks to the former football manager Arsène Wenger in a programme first broadcast in 2020.

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.

0:06.9

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0:12.9

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0:15.3

There's a lot of questions still about how on earth it really all happened.

0:18.8

Or go in depth on the stories behind the headlines.

0:21.0

How should politics respond to this smartphone-led world?

0:23.9

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0:26.4

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0:27.7

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0:32.2

Listen on BBC Sounds.

0:34.2

Lauren Levern here.

0:35.2

We're taking our Easter break.

0:36.6

So until we're back on air, we're showcasing a few programs from our archive. As usual Verne here. We're taking our Easter break, so until we're back on air,

0:37.8

we're showcasing a few programmes

0:39.3

from our archive.

0:40.6

As usual, the music's been shortened

0:42.3

for rights reasons.

0:43.8

This week's guest

0:44.9

is the former football manager,

0:46.8

Arson Venger.

0:47.7

I cast him away in 2020.

0:53.5

Music My castaway this week is Arson Wenger.

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