James Bolam

Desert Island Discs

BBC

Music, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Music Commentary

4.3 • 14.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 1977

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor James Bolam. Favourite track: Violin Concerto in D by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkien Luxury: Selected cases of French wine

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Kristi Young, and this is a podcast from the Desert Island Discs Archive.
0:05.8	For rights reasons, we've had to shorten the music.
0:08.8	The program was originally broadcast in 1977, and the presenter was Roy Plumley.
0:31.0	This week, our cast away as the actor, James Bowlam.
0:35.0	We know you're from the Northeast Jimmy, whereabouts?
0:38.0	I was born in the Sondland.
0:40.0	Long time ago.
0:41.0	But you left there quite early.
0:43.0	Yes, I left him when I was born about 13 or 14.
0:46.0	How important is music to you?
0:48.0	I think it's important to everyone.
0:51.0	It's one has one sort of favourites, which can be nice and relaxing.
0:54.0	I hate listening to it all the time.
0:56.0	I hate it when music's playing, continuing the background.
0:59.0	But I'm not particularly musical.
1:01.0	I have no potential that way myself.
1:03.0	Do you sing?
1:04.0	I've tried, and a couple of occasions.
1:07.0	Successfully?
1:08.0	No, I'm afraid not.
1:10.0	I was in a couple of musicals.
1:11.0	One of them was at the mermaid long time ago, which didn't do very well.
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