You're about to listen to a BBC podcast, but this is about something else you might enjoy.

My name's Katie Lecky and I'm an assistant commissioner for on demand music on BBC Sounds.

The BBC has an incredible musical heritage and culture and as a music lover, I love being part of that.

With music on sounds, we offer collections and mixes for everything, from workouts to helping

you nod off, boogie in your kitchen, or even just a moment of calm. And they're all put together

by people who know their stuff. So if you want some expertly curated music in your life,

check out BBC Sounds. Hello, I'm Krista Young, and this is a podcast from the Desert Island Discs Archive.

For rights reasons, we've had to shorten the music.

The program was originally broadcast in 2009.

Music My castaway this week is David Walliams, star of Little Britain and cross-channel swimmer.

Sounds odd, doesn't it? And indeed, it's the stark anomalies in his life that mark him out from your run-of-the-mill, fantastically successful performer.

Primetime comedy and heavyweight pinter plays. Tacky chiffon frocks and bespoke Savile-Rose suits,

endlessly reported liaisons with gossip column Lovelies,

but somehow always single.

His achievements, it seems, come with a degree of suffering.

I have this thing before a show,

and I really hope the fire alarm goes off,

and it was the same with the swim, he says.

I kept thinking, I hope something happens,

and I'll get let off the hook.

Let's go through more of that in just a moment, but let's go through the rundown of your achievements to date.

Three BAFTAs and Emmy single-handedly raised what was a million with your comic release.

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