Desert Island Discs Revisited

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Castaway guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

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Desert Island Discs: Kathy Burke

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From Lady Gaga to The Specials, comic actor Kathy Burke shares her castaway choices.

4 Extra Debut. From Lady Gaga to The Specials. Comic actor and director Kathy Burke shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From 2010.

From Lady Gaga to The Specials. Actor and director Kathy Burke shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young.

She became a household name for her comedy performances, working with Harry Enfield to create the characters Kevin and Perry.  She won critical acclaim for serious roles and picked up the Best Actress award at Cannes for her portrayal of an abused wife in the film "Nil By Mouth".

Kathy's early life had been tumultuous - her mother died before she was two and her father was often drunk, leaving her older brother to run the family home.  She was a teenager when she discovered acting and, she says, it was the saving of her. 
 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2010.

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