Cath Kidston
Designer Cath Kidston joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs.
Kirsty Young's castaway is the designer Cath Kidston.
Cheerful and practical, her products nod towards the 1950s. She began with ironing board covers but these days you can listen to a radio decorated with one of her designs, pitch one of her tents or decorate the children's bedroom with her cowboy wallpaper.
In her own room as a child she used to play at keeping shop. These days her business has a turnover of more than 拢50 million. "I really felt, from very, very early on, I was onto something with the notion of what I was doing," she says. "I remember feeling I'd really overstepped the mark when I opened my second shop - thinking, that's probably going a stage too far."
Record: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
Book: The Larousse French/English dictionary
Luxury: A hot water bottle
Producer: Isabel Sargent.
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The Rolling Stones
Little Red Rooster
Composer: Willie Dixon
- Rolling Stones: Singles Collection (London Years).
- London.
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Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Cheek to Cheek
Composer: Irving Berlin
- Ella and Louis.
- Verve.
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Lou Reed
Walk On The Wild Side
Composer: Lou Reed
- Transformer.
- RCA.
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Phil Collins
In the Air Tonight
Composer: Phil Collins
- Face Value.
- Virgin.
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Lucinda Williams
Can鈥檛 Let Go
Composer: Randy Weeks
- Car Wheels on a Gravel Road.
- Mercury.
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Marvin Gaye
Let鈥檚 Get It On
Composer: Gaye/Townsend
- The Marvin Gaye Classics Collection.
- Motown.
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Monty Python
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life
Composer: Eric Idle.
- Best Comedy Album in the World..
- Virgin.
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Bob Dylan
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
Composer: Bob Dylan
- Biograph.
- CBS.
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Book Choice
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The Larousse French/English dictionary
Luxury Choice
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Hot water bottle,
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Kirsty Young |
| Interviewed Guest | Cath Kidston |
Broadcasts
- Sun 24 Apr 2011 11:1591热爆 Radio 4
- Fri 29 Apr 2011 09:0091热爆 Radio 4
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