We start this week with a well-deserved nod in the direction of Jonathan Worthington.

For those of you who may not be aware, as a Purple Patron of TCD who are able to post comments about each episode (and to message me, Ant and other purples direct), that's exactly what he did.

And let me tell you it was inspired! He wrote…

Following on from the mention of Ed O’Brien being on Desert Island Discs I wonder if H has even been approached to be on the show?

Again, for those of you who may be in the dark, Desert Island Discs is a popular radio show on the BBC. It involves the host inviting a well-known guest to choose eight (and only eight) pieces of music they would magically take with them if they were washed up on a deserted island.

Given that the show has been running for over 80 years and I haven’t been approached as yet, I reckon the ship has quite literally sailed for me on this one. So to acquiesce to Jonathan's request we are (this week and next) going to produce our own version of DID spread across two episodes, with Ant doing his best Kirsty Young/Lauren Laverne impression. He's got the legs, trust me.

Unfortunately we couldn’t include the actual chosen choons in the pod (copyright AI "bots" take the whole thing down) but you can find the Spotify links at the bottom. Other streaming platforms are available and you could always buy the tracks (I suspect you have excellent taste so you've probably got em already)

Love’n’staring out to the horizon.

h x

Song Choice #1

Song Choice #2

Song Choice #3

Song Choice #4

Desert Island Discs Wikipedia