Victoria Wood

Desert Island Discs

BBC

Society & Culture, Music Commentary, Music, Personal Journals

4.4 • 13.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 1987

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Comedienne, musician and playwright are just three of the talents of Victoria Wood. In conversation with Michael Parkinson, she outlines her career to date from its humble beginnings with the Rochdale Youth Theatre to having her own show on television. She also chooses the eight records she would take to the mythical island. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: African Ripples by Fats Waller Book: The collected works by Arthur Marshall Luxury: Cinema organ

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Christy Young, and this is a podcast from the Desert Island Discs Archive.
0:05.1	For rights reasons, we've had to shorten the music.
0:08.2	The program was originally broadcast in 1987, and the presenter was Michael Parkinson.
0:14.0	The most simple description of our cast away will be that she's a very funny woman.
0:33.4	One writer said that if we simply consider her as a joke factory, she'd be the Nissan
0:37.5	of show business.
0:39.0	Joe writing a part, she's also an actress, comedian, playwright, scriptwriter, musician,
0:43.7	composer, whatever she does, she displays that rare ability to make people laugh.
0:48.0	She is Victoria Wood.
0:50.0	Victoria, do you think you're going to enjoy this stint on the Desert Island?
0:53.1	Yes.
0:54.1	Why?
0:55.1	I'd like to be on my own better than with other people.
0:56.7	You tried to escape, do you think?
0:58.1	Depends on how far the nearest place was.
1:00.5	I can swim quite a long way, but I probably wouldn't, because I'm too frightened.
1:04.9	And what about the choice of music for this Desert Island?
1:07.2	You're going to take eight records with you now.
1:09.1	It's interesting to find out why people make the choice.
1:11.8	And is it about memory for you or what?
1:14.7	Well, mostly it's mood.
1:16.1	It's things I've played to put me in a good mood.
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