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4 Extra's extended edition. Kathy Burke shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young

4 Extra's extended edition with actress and comedian, Kathy Burke in conversation with Kirsty Young. From August 2010.

Actress and comedian Kathy Burke reveals her castaway choices with Kirsty Young.

In a specially extended edition for BBC Radio 4 Extra, Kathy shares her life story and explains her musical, book and luxury choices.

She became a household name for her comedy performances, working with Harry Enfield to create the characters Kevin and Perry. Kathy 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".

Her 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. 

Kathy was a teenager when she discovered acting and, she says, it was the saving of her. 

DISC ONE: Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
DISC TWO: Gangsters - The Specials
DISC THREE: Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
DISC FOUR: Pretty Vacant - Sex Pistols
DISC FIVE: Ride a White Swan - T. Rex
DISC SIX: Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) - Frank Sinatra
DISC SEVEN: Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz
DISC EIGHT: Get Ur Freak On - Missy Elliott

BOOK CHOICE - The complete works of Graham Linehan
LUXURY CHOICE - Life-size laminated photo of James Caan from Dragons' Den
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE - Bad Romance - Lady Gaga 

Producer: Leanne Buckle

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4  Extra in August 2011.

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