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i-blindside · 3 months

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#cillian murphy #desert island discs

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harrisonstories · 10 months

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Lauren Laverne: What's your next choice, and why are you taking it with you today?

Kate Moss: Oooh, My Sweet Lord by George Harrison. I was shopping with Anita Pallenberg and Marianne Faithfull, and we were buying last-minute Christmas presents.

I went, "Oh my god, is that George Harrison?"

And he came out of the shop and said, "Is it you?"

And I said, "What?"

And he went, "When I'm not watching Formula 1, I watch Fashion TV. Are you Kate...Moss?"

And I went, "Yeah, I am. Are you George Harrison?"

And he went, "Yeah!"

And I was like, "Oh My God!"

He said, "Come in, come in. I want to buy you a Christmas present."

And he wanted -- he tried to buy me this -- well, I wish I'd let him buy it for me, but I just couldn't let him because it was so disgusting, this jumper.

[laughter]

But it would've been like my jumper from George Harrison --

Laverne: A Christmas jumper, Kate! Sometimes taste has to go out the window.

Moss: I know! But it was cable knit! Bat-wing, cable knit, pink sweater, and I was like, "Please I can't let you buy that for me." But I loved him so much, and My Sweet Lord was released the week he died. And I couldn't stop crying. I cried -- I was sobbing. I thought, "What's wrong with me?" I mean it's upsetting but I could not stop crying. And I found out I was pregnant, with Lila, so that's my song with her and for George.

-- Desert Island Discs (Aug. 2022)

#george harrison #kate moss #lauren laverne #the beatles #desert island discs #my sweet lord #anita pallenberg #marianne faithfull #2022

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denimbex1986 · 3 months

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'Cillian Murphy has revealed that he's "totally" open to reprising his role of Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders.

The Oppenheimer star appeared in the Birmingham-based period drama as the boss of the Peaky Blinders crime gang for six seasons, from 2013 to 2022.

Speaking on BBC's Desert Island Discs, Murphy shared that, while he was "relieved" when the series came to an end, he would "totally" reprise his role, depending on the script from writer and creator Steven Knight.

"I have always said that if Knight delivers a script that I know he can deliver, because he is such a phenomenal writer, I’ll be there," Murphy confirmed.

"If we want to watch 50-year-old Tommy Shelby, let’s do it."

The comments have contributed to the hype surrounding the movie spinoff of the franchise.

Knight gave an update on the status of the project at the tail end of 2023, telling Radio Times: "I’m just working on the final bits of it at the moment. I just sit down at the keyboard and start. It’s a bit like having a dream, for me. You sit there and all this stuff comes, and then you read it back and think, 'That’s pretty good – but where did it come from?'"

Continuing, Knight revealed that the plan is to shoot the film, which was officially confirmed in 2021, "in the middle of [2024]"

Speaking on the same episode of the radio show, Murphy also paid tribute to late co-star Helen McCrory, who appeared as matriarch Aunt Polly.

"Helen was always funny and always brightened up every set," he said. "I loved her and still miss her."'

#Cillian Murphy #Oppenheimer #Tommy Shelby #Peaky Blinders #Steven Knight #Aunt Polly #Helen McCrory #Desert Island Discs

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bookgeekgrrl · 1 month

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My media this week (10-16 Mar 2024)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

🥰 Art Thief, Heart Thief (odetteandodile) - 58K, stucky white collar inspired AU - enjoyed how author took the WC set up (fbi art agent, criminal consultant) and made it theirs & perfect for stucky

💖💖 +195K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

Midlife Crisis (profoundalpacakitten) - MCU: stucky, 7K - reread, forever fave - the quiet, piercing, understated tenderness in this fic is unmatched

Progredi (justanotherStonyfan) - MCU: shrunkyclunks, 37K - the next installment in the fabulous Honey Honey series

Pistachios and Rose Water (goldsaffron) - The Old Guard: kaysanova, 15K - J&N spend 10 years putting down roots, building a home & collecting a found family as Nicky learns to express his love through food

Consensual Catfishing (foresthearts) - Stranger Things: steddie, 32K - modern AU, told via social media - delightful story! adored these characters & their voices and using all different sorts of SM to tell it. brilliant idea, adeptly executed. the art is also pretty great

they're going to send us to prison for jerks (greatunironic) - Stranger Things: steddie, 16K - another really fun modern steddie with a strong social media AU premise

Os Impurum (the_deep_magic) - The Eagle | The Eagle of the Ninth: Marcus Flavius Aquila/Esca Mac CunovalMarcus/Esca, 18K - solidly good fic about marcus/esca post canon, esp marcus discovering some new things about himself 😉

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Ghosts (US) - s3, e5

Game Changer - s6, e3

D20: The Unsleeping City: Chapter II - "For the Hoard!" (s7, e15)

D20: The Unsleeping City: Chapter II - "Treachery at Gramercy" (s7, e16)

D20: The Unsleeping City: Chapter II - "Two Sides of the Same Coin (Part 1)" (s7, e17)

D20: The Unsleeping City: Chapter II - "Two Sides of the Same Coin (Part 2)" (s7, e18)

D20: Adventuring Party - s3, e12-16

Um, Actually - s9, e2

D20: Fantasy High: Junior Year - "Cursed Out" (s21, e10)

D20: Adventuring Party - "Cool Ranch Communion" (s16, e10)

D20: Tiny Heist - "Big Little Crimes" (s4, e1)

D20: Tiny Heist - "Chicanery at Shoeby's Casino" (s4, e2)

D20: Tiny Heist - "Scheming and Scoring Fairy Dust" (s4, e3)

Agatha Christie's Marple - "The Secret of Chimneys" (s5, e2) [shout out to @leupagus for this rec; they were not wrong about the acting choices made here 🤩]

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

Worlds Beyond Number: Fireside - Fireside Chat for WWW ep001 The Open Door

What Next: TBD - Instagram’s Pedophile Problem

Desert Island Discs - Cillian Murphy, actor

WikiHole - Lenny Kravitz (with Paul F. Tompkins, Drew Tarver, and Heléne Yorke)

This Cultural Life - Andrew Scott

Pop Culture Happy Hour - Our 2024 Oscars Recap

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The Grave of XYZ

Vibe Check - Hey, Sis: featuring Morgan Parker

WikiHole with D'Arcy Carden - Fear of Dolphins (with Kumail Nanjiani, Emily Gordon, and Jonah Ray)

The Allusionist - 190. Craters

WikiHole with D'Arcy Carden - Tetris (with Adam Pally, Jon Gabrus and Blair Socci)

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The Lighthouse Keeper

⭐ Vibe Check - A Special Conversation with Afeef Nessouli

Short Wave - What We Know About Long COVID, From Brain Fog to Fatigue

⭐ Decoder Ring - Why Stylists Rule the Red Carpet

⭐ 99% Invisible #573 - Toyetic

You Are Good - My Best Friend's Wedding w. Sam Sanders

If Books Could Kill - Lean In

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Law of the Tongue

Imaginary Worlds - The Nine Lives of Red Dwarf

Today, Explained - Lip gloss, gum, and the Pill

Dear Prudence - My Ex Had Sex With My Brother. Help!

What Next: TBD - Is TikTok Cooked This Time?

Short Wave - Are We On The Brink Of A Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough?

Pop Culture Happy Hour - Love Lies Bleeding And What's Making Us Happy

Endless Thread - The Music Man, Part 1

Welcome to Night Vale #244 - A Multiplicity of Kevin

Today, Explained - Hollywood’s still not back

99% Invisible - The Power Broker #03: David Sims

Off Menu - Ep 233: Frankie Boyle (Live in Glasgow)

⭐ Hit Parade - Gotcha Covered Edition

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

The Donnas

Smooth Rockabilly

Respect: '60s Iconic Women

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harrisonarchive · 11 months

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George Harrison, 1969; photo by Harry Goodwin (presumably).

In 1969, George named his three Desert Island Discs; and, as it happens, in the 1970s, several people named some of George’s songs as one of their Desert Island Discs.

George’s 1969 choices were:

“Let’s see, Ravi Shankar playing Raga Drbari Kanada [listen here]… and I’d like to have Sathya Sai Baba singing devotional songs. And what else? Maybe Blonde On Blonde [the full album playlist on YouTube].”

Here are Harrisongs chosen by others, including George’s friends Eric Idle, Ravi Shankar, and Barry Sheene:

Barry Sheene - “Crackerbox Palace” (broadcast October 1977) [episode] Eric Idle - “Dear One” (broadcast November 1976) [episode] Jimmy Tarbuck - “My Sweet Lord” (broadcast August 1972) [episode] Ravi Shankar - “My Sweet Lord” (broadcast February 1971) [episode] Laurie Lee - “Isn’t It A Pity” (broadcast January 1971) [episode] Melvyn Bragg - “My Sweet Lord” (broadcast August 1976) [episode] (x)

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weclassybouquetfun · 3 months

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Everything's coming up Cillian Murphy

....until March 10 when he loses the Oscar to Paul Giamatti

I kid, I kid.

But perhaps?

In any case, Cillian has been having more than a moment during this awards season. He feted Robert Downey Jr at the Santa Barbara Film Festival where RDJ was honoured with the Maltin Modern Master Award

The fellas with Leonard Maltin and Rob Lowe.

He won an AACTA this weekend;

his edition of DESERT ISLAND DISCS dropped;

and he will be interviewed on 60 MINUTES next week

-He's not the only Murphy doing the thing. His son Aran has booked a role (his second film, despite what media reports) in the film adaptation of KLARA AND THE SUN. The film will be directed by Taika Waititi and will star Amy Adams, Jenna Ortega and Mia Tharia (Phoenix Rise).

Eve Hewson, could you please be Ireland's Nepo Baby orientation leader and let Aran know what to expect?

Maybe bring your brother Elijah (lead singer of Inhaler), in on this too?

#cillian murphy #desert island discs #60 minutes #oppenheimer #robert downey jr #rdj #oscars #oscars 2024 #aacta awards #aran murphy #eve hewson #elijah hewson #inhaler #inhaler band

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bts-polls · 3 months

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DESERT ISLAND DISC: Round 1

We're about to be stranded on a desert island with just one of BTS's cds. Check out this post for the bracket and updates!

LAST CALL: Do you usually explain what SUGA stands for?

#desert island #desert island discs #you never walk alone #love yourself: her #bangtan sonyeondan #bts #polls #jeon jungkook #min yoongi #park jimin #kim taehyung #jung hoseok #kim seokjin #kim namjoon

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verypersonalscreencaps · 1 year

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LESLEY MANVILLE shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. On BBC RADIO 4 | Sunday 5 February 2023 - 11:15 am

#lesley manville #radio #interview #desert island discs

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mrsaito58 · 2 months

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The singing in these choruses is one of my all-time favourite vocals on record.

#music #rock #progressive rock #Opeth #desert island discs

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ramonaflow · 9 months

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Desert Island Discs

New tag game! I say new: it must have been done before, but I haven’t seen it yet, so here goes.

You’re stranded on a desert island, but you can pick eight recordings, a book and a luxury item to have with you. You get the complete works of Shakespeare and the Bible/other appropriate religious or philosophical book as a ‘freebie’. The luxury item must be inanimate and of no use in escaping the island or allowing communication from outside. What do you take? Say as much or as little as you like about why you made those picks

Thank you for tagging me in this nightmare game @jamilas-pen and @a-noble-dragon @mammameesh and @flowertrigger ❤️🥰

I actually misread it at first and it was hard enough trying to only think of 8 albums. Now I've realised it's songs I don't know how I'm supposed to choose!

Recordings

1. Runaway by Noah Reid. You have no idea how tempted I was to just name 8 NR songs. The accordion wins though.

2. Grace by Jeff Buckley. He has one of the most gorgeous, dreamy voices and it's one of my very favourite songs.

3. Movement by Hozier. This was so difficult because I love every single song by him.

4. Brick by Ben Folds Five. In case I want to get emotional.

5. Living is a problem because everything dies by Biffy Clyro. I have lots of happy memories around this song.

6. The end by The Doors. It's just one of their best.

7. Wet dream by Wet Leg. Something fun to sing along with.

8. Avalanche by Leonard Cohen. I get butterflies every time I listen to it. I love it.

Book

I'd bring Death Note (all in one edition) because my brother bought me it and keeps asking if I've read it yet but it's 2400 pages. I'd have plenty of time to actually read it

Luxury Item

A hot water bottle. I can't live without my heat pad for a number of reasons but with no electricity I'd have to make do.

Tagging @saraminia @rainbowcoloredpalmtrees @stereopticons @njwoman @smblmn @smallumbrella369 @hippolotamus @beaiola @trickiwooao3 @lizzie-bennetdarcy 🩷

#tag game #desert island discs

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cinnamonrollsos · 9 months

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Desert Island Discs

You’re stranded on a desert island, but you can pick eight recordings, a book and a luxury item to have with you. You get the complete works of Shakespeare and the Bible/other appropriate religious or philosophical book as a ‘freebie’. The luxury item must be inanimate and of no use in escaping the island or allowing communication from outside. What do you take? Say as much or as little as you like about why you made those picks

Thank you to @a-noble-dragon and @jamilas-pen for the tags.

1 Tracy Chapman – Talking About a Revolution - my favourite song of all time to play and sing

2 Louis Armstrong- What A Wonderful World - my dad sang this at my children's naming ceremonies and we sang it back to him at my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. Gorgeous.

3 The Wailing Jennys – One Voice – a beautiful song featuring and about voices in harmony.

4 Mozart Requiem - The greatest music ever written. In my humble opinion.

5 Dresden Dolls – Coin-operated Boy – Piano-based punk cabaret. Is Amanda Palmer the coolest person ever?

6 Arrested Development – People Everyday – to make me smile.

7 Nick Cave and Kylie – Where the Wild Roses Grow – cool and sexy

8 The Young Uns - Be The Man - A beautiful song about a tragic story of religious homophobia. Please support The Naz and Matt Foundation in working towards a world where religion never comes between the love of a parent for their child.

Book Some giant compendium of poetry about love and nature (and how to survive on a desert island).

Luxury item A grand piano please.

If you are reading this consider yourself tagged, I would love to know more about you.

#desert island discs #get to know me #books and music are everything

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neil-neil-orange-peel · 7 months

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I know I usually say something when I post links like this, but sometimes there are no words adequate enough.

#ade edmondson #desert island discs

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denimbex1986 · 3 months

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'Cillian Murphy says he has struggled being in the spotlight, but he will try to enjoy the Academy Awards next month where he is nominated for best actor.

The Irish-born star has been nominated for Christopher Nolan's blockbuster Oppenheimer and is set to face off Maestro's Bradley Cooper for the prize.

"You'd be an eejit not to enjoy it," he told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.

He was asked by host Lauren Laverne how he will deal with being out of his comfort zone at the Oscars.

"I have struggled with it in the past and you know, it's not something I'm ever totally at ease with - but I think you have to, like, choose to enjoy it and I think you can do that in your brain, just make that alteration and it's easier then," the 47-year-old said.

Murphy - also known for horror film 28 Days Later, thriller Red Eye and playing Tommy Shelby in hit BBC crime series Peaky Blinders - is often not forthcoming about his private life.

He has previously spoken about finding red carpets "challenging".

But, Murphy said having his wife, Yvonne McGuinness, by his side has been "crucial" to feeling grounded as the "sort of ancillary aspect of being an actor is quite challenging".

Murphy also said: "To have a really secure solid base (with fame) is important. It's been really important for me, you have to have that safe place.

"I think I certainly do, where it's just like an island of comfort and ease."'

#Cillian Murphy #Yvonne McGuinness #Red Eye #Tommy Shelby #Peaky Blinders #28 Days Later #Oppenheimer #Oscars #Christopher Nolan #Desert Island Discs

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bookgeekgrrl · 4 months

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My media this week (31 Dec 2023-6 Jan 2024)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

😊 The PostScript Murders (Harbinder Kaur #2) (Elly Griffiths, author; Nina Wadia, narrator) - entertaining cozy mystery (even tho Harbinder is an actualfax police officer). Though it's nominally Harbinder's series, she's just one of the characters, not the main character per se. Anyway, I enjoyed!

💖💖 +366K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved (YULETIDE, BABEY!) 💖💖

Put to Their Books (ribbons) - Sotherans twitter acct; KJ Charles' England & WDA series: archie/daniel, fen/pat, 2K - v clever modern social media AU feat Southerns, cameo by AZ Fell

A Particular Force (TwoWeevils) - The Will Darling Adventures (KJ Charles): will/kim, 5K - Yuletide 2023

It was of this that he had been dreaming (ExceptMaybeYou) - We Could Be So Good (Cat Sebastian): andy/nick, 4K - Yuletide 2023

Permanent Residence (Nabielka) - The Cabots (Cat Sebastian): peter/caleb, 1.7K - Yuletide 2023, 'on staying in California'

Finest of the Flavors (whetherwoman) - Lilywhite Boys Series (KJ Charles): jerry/alec, 5K - Yuletide 2023

I love you--all I can (goseaward) - England Series (KJ Charles): bill/jimmy, 5K - Yuletide 2023, Bill & Jimmy across 30 years

The Alternatives of Summer (iberiandoctor (jehane)) - Call Me By Your Name: oliver/elio, 8K - Yuletide 2023, 8 yrs later Elio & Oliver meet at Fire Island

The Matrimonial State (beautifulduckweed) - The Cabots (Cat Sebastian): tommy/everett, 4K - Yuletide 2023, "Being a short account of three different weddings in Massachusetts attended by Thomas Cabot and Everett Sloane."

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Zarna Garg: One in a Billion

Midsomer Murders - s24, e3-4

Dirty Laundry - s3, e9

D20: Escape From The Bloodkeep - e1-5

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

Hit Parade - The Bridge: Moguls Can’t Be Choosers

Desert Island Discs - Marina Abramović, performance artist

Overinvested - Ep. 291: Doctor Who 2023 specials

Welcome to Night Vale - The Haunting of Night Vale

Vibe Check - My Spiritual Finger Is Wagging

Today, Explained - Israel’s next move

Films To Be Buried With - Chelsea Peretti

Pop Culture Happy Hour - Books We Love: No Biz Like Showbiz

What Next: TBD - Why the New York Times Sued OpenAI

Up First - Trump's Pardon Promise, The Islamic State's Iran Attack, Jeffrey Epstein Conspiracies

Endless Thread - This episode is a sign from the universe

Dear Prudence - I Don’t Want to Cancel My Retirement Plans to Babysit. Help!

Cautionary Tales - DANGER: Rocks Ahead!

Our Opinions Are Correct - New mini episode! All about our cats

You're Dead to Me - Catherine the Great

What Next: TBD - Tesla's Cybertruck Problem

Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me! - WWDTM: Now With Real Journalists!

Up First - Jan. 6 Insurrection Revisited, Blinken to Israel, COVID Resurgence.

Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly - Disappearing Acts: When Popular Brands Are Discontinued

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

The Essential REO Speedwagon {2004}

I Wanna Know What Love Is

Soft Rock Ballads

Relaxing '80s Rock

Merengue Mix

AM In The A.M.: '70s Pop Morning

"Beach Baby" [First Class] radio

'70s Mellow Gold

'80s Slow Dance

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classycloudpirate · 3 months

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Desert Island Discs - Cillian Murphy, actor - BBC Sounds

Just when I thought I couldn't love the man more, he says that he loves Samuel Beckett and he would take his complete works with him on the desert island!

#cillian murphy #peaky blinders #tommy shelby #oppenheimer #golden globes #samuel beckett #desert island discs

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sivavakkiyar · 1 year

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Gil Scott-Heron, used as notes to Nothing New

#Gil scott-heron #desert island discs #recommendations #gimme some Slack this is my one Record Day buy

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