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Seriously...

Desert Island Discoveries - Lauren Laverne and Vick Hope

Seriously...

BBC

Documentary, Society & Culture

4.1885 Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Lauren shares handpicked gems from the Desert Island Discs back-catalogue with Radio 1 presenter Vick Hope, including Bob Mortimer, Maya Angelou, Joe Wicks, Sophia Loren, Tom Hanks, Dame Pat McGrath and Sinéad Burke.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This was an impregnable fortress. The only way you get out was in a wooden box.

0:05.0

The controversial maximum security prison impossible to escape from.

0:09.0

And one of the duties of a political prisoner is the escape.

0:12.0

The IRA inmates who found a way. of a political prisoner is the escape.

0:12.5

The IRA inmates who found a way.

0:14.5

I'm Carlo Gableer and I'll be navigating a path

0:19.5

through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.

0:25.0

The narrative that they want is that this is a big achievement by them.

0:28.5

Escape from the maze, listen first on BBC Sounds.

0:35.0

BBC Sounds. BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.

0:39.0

All right there, fellow podcast lovers,

0:42.0

this is seriously from BBC. All right there, fellow podcast lovers.

0:42.6

This is seriously from BBC Radio 4.

0:46.2

And I'm your host, Vanessa Casile.

0:48.8

This podcast brings you true stories

0:50.9

for curious minds and wild imaginations.

0:54.3

Next up, something captivating, enlightening and seriously good. If you were cast away on a desert island and you could only take eight pieces of music

1:16.2

One book and one luxury item with you, what would you choose?

1:19.8

It's a very difficult decision to make, but we at Desert Island Disks have been asking our guests

1:25.9

who come from all different walks of life to make those very hard choices for more than

1:30.6

80 years.

1:31.6

We've got such a huge archive.

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