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Listen LIVE: Desert Island D...-Simon Murray

9:00 am - 9:45 am

Desert Island Discs - Simon Murray

Kirsty Young invites the businessman and adventurer Simon Murray to choose eight records.

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Afternoon Play
Left in Trust
A young woman researching a play discovers secrets about her family.
Afternoon Play
The Forgetting Curve
By Hugh Costello. The fallout from a murder trial threatens a marriage.
Afternoon Play
Apes and Angels
A clash over the teaching of creationism at an academy school causes embarrassment.
Afternoon Play
Icarus Falling
By Jonathan Davidson. An artist seeks to expand his horizons and takes up gliding.
Scottish Shorts
Pillars of the Community
By Anneliese Mackintosh. A young woman attends a dinner party hosted by her neighbours.
Scottish Shorts
The Intelligence of Hearts
By Cynthia Rogerson. A gallery attendant muses on love and loneliness. Read by Paul Young.
Afternoon Reading
The Astronaut
By Jason Donald. A lethargic jobseeker spies an opportunity to be a hero.
Afternoon Reading
Episode 5
Charlie makes his triumphal entry into Butlins, Filey.
Book of the Week
Episode 5
Andrew considers the benefits of doing the washing-up.
Book of the Week
Episode 4
Charlie follows in the footsteps of Bonnie Prince Charlie and travels to the Isle of Skye.
Book of the Week
Episode 3
Charlie traces King Harold's fateful march to Hastings.
Book of the Week
Episode 2
Charlie goes in search of King Harold.
Book of the Week
Episode 1
Charlie traces Boudicca's rampage of vengeance, walking from Norwich to St Albans.
Friday Play
Landscape
Two short plays by Harold Pinter.
Saturday Play
Tom and Viv
Musical instrument inventor Leon Theremin leads a double life as a Soviet spy.
Says on the Tin
2. Cat Food
Eliott struggles to promote gourmet cat food for an intensely conservative company.
Woman's Hour Drama
10. 1,000,000,000 Rupees
Thomas's ulterior motive for being on the show is revealed.
Woman's Hour Drama
9. 100,000,000 Rupees
Thomas is finally stumped by a question. His thoughts lead him back to his first love.
Woman's Hour Drama
8. 100,000,000 Rupees
Thomas draws on his experience as an unofficial guide at the Taj Mahal.

Play audio - The Archers - Thu, 08 Jan 2009
The Archers-Thu, 08 Jan 2009
The Archers - Thu, 08 Jan 2009
Jazzer's jealousies come to the fore.
6 episodes
Play audio - The Archers - Wed, 07 Jan 2009
The Archers-Wed, 07 Jan 2009
The Archers - Wed, 07 Jan 2009
Will sets the record straight.
6 episodes
Play audio - Afternoon Play - Left in Trust
Afternoon Play-Left in Trust
Afternoon Play - Left in Trust
A young woman researching a play discovers secrets about her family.
4 episodes
Play audio - Archers Omnibus - Sun, 04 Jan 2009
Archers Omnibus-Sun, 04 Jan 2009
Archers Omnibus - Sun, 04 Jan 2009
The week's events in Ambridge.
Play audio - Afternoon Play - 2. The Eyes of Horus
Afternoon Play-2. The Eyes of Horus
Afternoon Play - 2. The Eyes of Horus
The police are baffled when a priceless antique disappears.
Play audio - The Archers - Mon, 05 Jan 2009
The Archers-Mon, 05 Jan 2009
The Archers - Mon, 05 Jan 2009
Brian fails in people management.
6 episodes
Play audio - Afternoon Play - The Forgetting Curve
Afternoon Play-The Forgetting Curve
Afternoon Play - The Forgetting Curve
By Hugh Costello. The fallout from a murder trial threatens a marriage.
4 episodes
Play audio - The Archers - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
The Archers-Tue, 06 Jan 2009
The Archers - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
Will sets the record straight.
6 episodes
Play audio - Book of the Week - Episode 4
Book of the Week-Episode 4
Book of the Week - Episode 4
Charlie follows in the footsteps of Bonnie Prince Charlie and travels to the Isle of Skye.
4 episodes
Play audio - The Archers - Sun, 04 Jan 2009
The Archers-Sun, 04 Jan 2009
The Archers - Sun, 04 Jan 2009
Usha finally meets her match.
6 episodes

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