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Lawrence Dallaglio

Lawrence Dallaglio, former England rugby captain, joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.

Kirsty Young's castaway is the former England rugby captain Lawrence Dallaglio.

He was capped 85 times for England, played in three Lions tours and led his club side, Wasps, to the top of the premiership five times.

Yet, he says, he only started playing rugby seriously after the death of his sister, Francesca. She died in the Marchioness disaster on the Thames when he was 16 and her death, he says, blew his world apart.

"Losing my sister was devastating. It made me more determined to do something to bring my parents together. When I first took up rugby, I took it up not for sporting reasons, I needed something to grab onto, I needed an olive branch."

Producer: Leanne Buckle.

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45 minutes

Last on

Fri 25 Feb 2011 09:00
麻豆社 Radio 4 FM

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Music Played

  • Eddy Grant

    Walking on Sunshine

    Composer: Eddy Grant

    • Walking on Sunshine.
    • Parlophone.

  • Michael Jackson

    Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough

    Composer: M Jackson

    • Off the Wall.
    • EPIC.

  • The Beatles

    A Hard Day's Night

    Composer: Lennon/ McCartney

    • One.

  • The Police

    Walking on the Moon

    Composer: Sting

    • Police: Greatest Hits.
    • A & M.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    One Love / People Get Ready

    Composer: Bob Marley/Curtis Mayfield

    • Bob Marley and the Wailers: Exodus.
    • TUFF GONG.

  • Dexys Midnight Runners

    Come On Eileen

    Composer: Kevin Rowland, James Peterson, Stephen Adams, Mick Billingham

    • The Very Best of Fantastic 80鈥檚.
    • Sony.

  • Oasis

    Champagne Supernova

    Composer: Noel Gallagher

    • (What鈥檚 the Story) Morning Glory.
    • Creation.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Peter Sarstedt

      Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?

      Composer: Peter Sarstedt

      • 25 Years of Rock 鈥楴鈥� Roll: 1969.
      • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Book Choice

    • Ripley鈥檚 World - Andy Ripley

  • Luxury Choice

    • Marmite

Credits

Presenter Kirsty Young
Interviewed Guest Lawrence Dallaglio

Broadcasts

  • Sun 20 Feb 2011 11:15
    麻豆社 Radio 4
  • Fri 25 Feb 2011 09:00
    麻豆社 Radio 4 FM

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