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 2007. My castaway this week is Paul McKenna.

To describe him as Britain's best-known hypnotist would be accurate, but not the full picture, true.

He made his name on prime-time TV with millions watching incredulously as he mesmerized ordinary people into doing extraordinary things.

But it's in his role as a modern-day guru that he's gained significant credibility and a fortune to match.

As Britain's best-selling non-fiction author, his

paperbacks fly off the shelves, and its little wonder, with titles like, I Can Make You Thin,

quit smoking today and change your life in seven days. He taps into the angstridden preoccupations

of our age with promises of serenity, contentment and control.

And yet his own life has been anything but a breeze.

As a boy, he was chronically unconfident and terrorised by bullies.

And in his career, he has twice stood in the witness box, accused of causing a man's schizophrenia

and to defend himself against possessing a fake PhD.

He won on both occasions. We're going to come back

to those tribulations later, Paul McKenna because they are fascinating. But can we start with the

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