Anthony Joshua, boxer
Anthony Joshua, boxer, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.
Anthony Joshua MBE is a British heavyweight boxer, Olympic gold medallist and two-time former unified world heavyweight champion.
Anthony was born in 1989 and grew up in Watford. When he was 11, he moved with his mother to Nigeria, her home country, and attended a boarding school there for several months. When the family returned to Watford, Anthony took part in football and athletics at school, although he recalls that he didn鈥檛 enjoy sport in the freezing winter conditions.
After school he briefly studied music technology, and worked as a bricklayer, but mostly drifted. When he found himself banned from Watford town centre, he moved to Edgware and started going to the gym. His cousin Ben Ileyemi, a keen boxer, invited him to his local boxing gym in Finchley. Anthony, then aged 18, and with no boxing experience, decided to enter the ring himself. Within five years, he won a gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics. He turned professional in 2013 and has become one of the most high-profile boxers in the world.
Anthony lives in London.
DISC ONE: Waiting in Vain - Bob Marley & The Wailers
DISC TWO: Hometown Glory - Adele
DISC THREE: Water No Get Enemy - Fela Kuti
DISC FOUR: Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
DISC FIVE: One More Chance Freestyle - Skrapz
DISC SIX: Shut Up - Stormzy
DISC SEVEN: The Godfather Pt. I: Love Theme From "The Godfather" - Nino Rota
DISC EIGHT: Agape - Nicholas Britell
BOOK CHOICE: A Bear Grylls survival book
LUXURY ITEM: A punchbag
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Agape - Nicholas Britell
Presenter: Lauren Laverne
Producer: Sarah Taylor
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Bob Marley & The Wailers
Waiting In Vain
- Legend (Deluxe Edition).
- Island Records.
- 11.
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Adele
Hometown Glory
- 19.
- XL Recordings.
- 12.
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Fela Kuti
Water No Get Enemy
- Knitting Factory Records.
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Survivor
Eye Of The Tiger
- The Best Of Survivor.
- Volcano/Legacy.
- 1.
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Skrapz
One More Chance Freestyle
- 80's Baby.
- Zino Records.
- 9.
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Stormzy
Shut Up
- BRIT AWARDS 2017.
- UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
- 9.
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Nino Rota
The Godfather Pt. I: Love Theme From "The Godfather"
- The Godfather Trilogy.
- Recording Arts.
- 7.
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Nicholas Britell
Agape
- If Beale Street Could Talk (Original Motion Picture Score).
- Lakeshore Records.
- 3.
Broadcasts
- Sun 23 Jun 2024 10:00麻豆社 Radio 4 FM
- Fri 28 Jun 2024 09:00麻豆社 Radio 4 FM
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