Desert Island Discs Revisited

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Selected castaway gems from the BBC Desert Island Discs archive.

Desert Island Discs Revisited: Comic Castaways 2: Matt Lucas

Matt Lucas

Comic Castaways 2

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BBC Radio 4 Extra - Desert Island Discs Revisited, Comic Castaways 2, Matt Lucas

From Danny Kaye to Queen, comedian Matt Lucas makes his castaway choices.

4 Extra Debut. From Danny Kaye to Queen. Comedian Matt Lucas shares his castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From 2006.

From Danny Kaye to Queen. 

Comedy performer and writer, Matt Lucas shares his castaway choices with Kirsty Young. 

As one half of the team that created the hit TV show Little Britain, Matt has been responsible for dreaming up such characters as Vicky Pollard, the Asbo teenager who swapped her baby for a Westlife CD and Dafydd, the Welsh homosexual who is adamant he's "the only gay in the village".

When he was six years old Matt's hair fell out and as a result he acquired a certain local notoriety - from then on it simply never occurred to him that he wouldn't go on to become famous. At the start of this century, he was still struggling to have his work commissioned and thought of abandoning his career in comedy. 

Today, Matt Lucas is one of the most popular and recognisable entertainers in Britain.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2006.

Desert Island Discs Revisited: Comic Castaways 2

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A collection of comic castaways share their desert island choices.

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