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Radio 4,22 Feb 2009,45 mins

David Walliams

Desert Island Discs

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Kirsty Young's castaway on Desert Island Discs this week is David Walliams. He has seen extraordinary success - as one half of the comedy duo behind Little Britain, as a cross-channel swimmer and more recently on the West End stage and as a novelist. In this frank interview, he describes his life away from the spotlight; how he used to practise comedy routines in his bathroom, the excitement of an early trip out wearing a John Paul Gaultier skirt, the inner drive that propels him and the unhappiness he feels when he has no company except his own. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths Book: Collected Poems by Philip Larkin Alternative to Bible: None - Bible not taken Luxury: A gun.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    So Broken
    So Broken
    Björk
  3. 2.
    Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
    Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
    The Smiths
  4. 3.
    Later Tonight
    Later Tonight
    Pet Shop Boys