Michael Johnson
Olympic sprinter Michael Johnson joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Kirsty Young's castaway is the athlete Michael Johnson.
He is the only person ever to hold world records in the 200 and 400 metres at the same time and, by the time he hung up his legendary gold trainers, his haul of medals included five Olympic golds.
His upright running style earned him the nickname 'the duck'. He says: "They called me a really fast duck! I was ranked number one in the world - I'm so far ahead of the other people, why am I the one that's wrong?"
Producer: Leanne Buckle.
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Eminem
Lose Yourself
Composer: Bass, Mathers, Resto
- Curtain Hall: the Hits.
- Polydor.
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Castaway's Favourite
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McFadden & Whitehead
Ain鈥檛 No Stoppin鈥� Us Now
Composer: Cohen, McFadden, Whitehead
- Soul Years 1979.
- Knight Records.
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Al Green
Tired of Being Alone
Composer: Green
- Al Green: Greatest Hits.
- HI.
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Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
Up Where We Belong
Composer: Nitzsche/Jennings/Saint Marie
- Just The Two Of Us.
- Epic.
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Aretha Franklin
Ain鈥檛 Nothin鈥� Like the Real Thing
Composer: Ashford/Simpson
- Aretha Franklin: Greatest Hits CD1.
- GLOBAL.
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2Pac
Me Against the World
Composer: Tupac Shakur
- Death Row Greatest Hits CD1.
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Ray Charles
Let鈥檚 Get Stoned
Composer: Simpson/Ashford/Armstead
- Ray Charles: The Classic Years CD2.
- EUK.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jaques Morelenbaum & Everton Norton
Endless Flight
Composer: Ryuichiro Sakamoto
- Babel soundtrack.
- Concord.
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Book Choice
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The biggest possible Encyclopedia
Luxury Choice
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McLaren SLR car with petrol
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Kirsty Young |
| Interviewed Guest | Michael Johnson |
Broadcasts
- Sun 16 Oct 2011 11:15麻豆社 Radio 4
- Fri 21 Oct 2011 09:00麻豆社 Radio 4
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