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Lauren Laverne here. We're taking our summer break, so until we're back on air, we're showcasing

a few programs from our archive. As usual, the music's been shortened for rights reasons.

This week's guest is the diver Tom Daly. He was the very first person I cast away in September

2018 and it's an absolute pleasure to listen back to this, knowing that he is now an Olympic gold medalist.

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At just 24, my guest today is one of our younger castaways. However, his age belies his experience.

He has already amassed more than one lifetime's worth of achievements,

and who better than a diver to fit a lot into a short space of time? Anyone who can squeeze

three and a half summer salts plus a twist into the 1.9 seconds between leaving the 10 meter board

and hitting the water below at over 30 miles per hour knows how to make the most of every moment.

Tom Daly first learned to dive at seven. By ten, he was a prodigy, the youngest ever under 18 UK

champion. At 14, he represented Britain at the Beijing Olympics. Ten years later, he is a two-time

world champion and also has four Commonwealth golds and two Olympic bronze medals in his trophy

cabinet. Frequently described as mature, he's had to do his growing up in public, dealing with

bullies at school, losing his beloved dad Rob just a year before the London 2012 Olympics,

his relationship with his husband Lance and the arrival of their son Robbie Ray have all been

front-page news. And with the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 next on the horizon, the scrutiny and expectation,

aren't letting up anytime soon. So welcome Tom. Thank you. I want to start at the edge of the 10 meter

board. Now we all have those edge of the diving board moments in life, but for most of us, of course,

they are metaphorical. The moment before we make some kind of figurative leap. I wanted to talk

me through your literal version, what it likes standing up there, staring down at that little

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