Twice as many over-65s as teenagers would choose to take the book along with their favourite pieces of music and a luxury item whether invited on to the Radio 4 showFor nearly 75 years it has been a reassuring weekly fixture following an unchanged format,part of the fabric of the nation. But the pace and reach of social change appear to own left Desert Island Discs behind.
A new poll suggests that only 31% of people in the UK would like a copy of the Bible to take to a desert island. The Radio 4 programme’s imaginary castaways are given a Bible and the total works of Shakespeare, along with their choice of eight pieces of music, and another book and one luxury item. Related: Roy Plomley,presenter of Desert Island Discs - interview, 1972 Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com