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Desert Island Discs Revisited: British Music Makers: Noel Gallagher

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Musician Noel Gallagher is castaway by Kirsty Young.

4 Extra Debut. From Bowie to the Sex Pistols. Songwriter/guitarist of Oasis, Noel Gallagher shares his choices with Kirsty Young. From 2015.

Musician Noel Gallagher is castaway by Kirsty Young.  
 
Noel was the principal songwriter of the band Oasis – his younger brother, Liam was the lead singer. 

Born to Irish parents, as a child he spent his summers visiting his mother’s family in rural County Mayo, in sharp contrast to the Manchester council estate where they lived. He taught himself to play the guitar and loved music: he was road manager for the Inspiral Carpets before joining Liam in Oasis.
 
Their debut album in 1994 marked the beginning of the band's rise to fame as part of the Britpop movement. In 1996 they played in front of 250,000 fans over two consecutive nights at Knebworth and following the Labour landslide in 1997, Noel attended what became known as the Cool Britannia party held in Downing Street by Tony Blair. 

Oasis won six BRIT Awards and two Ivor Novello Awards before disbanding in August 2009.
 
He’s since formed his own band - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.
 
DISC ONE: Pretty Vacant - Sex Pistols
DISC TWO: Let's Dance - David Bowie
DISC THREE: Nobody Home - Pink Floyd
DISC FOUR: Hand in Glove - The Smiths
DISC FIVE: Voodoo Ray (original Mix) - A Guy Called Gerald
DISC SIX: With Or Without You - U2
DISC SEVEN: Be My Baby - The Ronettes
DISC EIGHT: Ticket to Ride - The Beatles

BOOK CHOICE: On the Road by Jack Kerouac
LUXURY CHOICE: Guitar and plectrum
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Be My Baby - The Ronettes

Producer: Cathy Drysdale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2015.

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