Desert Island Discs: Flotsam & Jetsam by Mitchell Symons

Desert Island Discs: Flotsam & Jetsam by Mitchell Symons

Taking the reader through seven decades of entertainment, this book features a range of facts, figures and miscellany - including who chose what, and why. It reveals much about the castaways' drives and motivations, their influences and, of course, their lives.

"This ultimate trivia book for fans of BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs invites the reader to delve into a treasure trove of castaway anecdotes and amusing luxury items.. Guaranteed to take readers on a magical journey through the last 70 years of music" Telegraph Books "Thoroughly researched, lively and lighthearted... an artifact - the kind you would take to a desert island" Big Issue "Mitchell Symons is the doyen of trivialists, who has been truffling out absurd facts ever since he wrote all the questions in Trivial Pursuit that weren't wrong. This book is exhaustive and slightly mad, and my life was appreciably poorer before I owned it. Outstanding" The Spectator

Mitchell Symons was born in London and studied Law at the LSE. He has worked as both a BBC television researcher and director, and was a principal writer for the early editions of Trivial Pursuit. An experienced broadcaster and journalist, Mitchell won the Columnist of the Year award in 2002 and now writes a regular column for the Sunday Express. He has written several books and for the past two years he has won the prestigious Blue Peter 'Best Book with Facts' award. He lives with his wife Penny and their two sons in Sussex.

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ISBN 13	9780593073674
ISBN 10	0593073673
Title	Desert Island Discs: Flotsam & Jetsam
Author	Mitchell Symons
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Transworld Publishers Ltd
Year published	2013-11-07
Number of pages	416
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.