Desert Island Discs, Desert Island Discs, Stephen Mangan, actor

Desert Island Discs

Desert Island Discs

Stephen Mangan, actor

February 9, 2025

51 minutes

Available for over a year

Stephen Mangan is an award winning actor who is also a presenter and writer. His prolific career includes comedic roles in TV hits Green Wing; Episodes and Adrian Mole. He also plays the much loved Nathan in BBC drama The Split and has appeared in many award winning theatre productions in the UK and on Broadway.

Born in London to Irish immigrant parents, Stephen studied Law at Cambridge University. His passion though was for acting and after taking time out to care for his mother, he spent three years at RADA before pursuing a successful career on stage, screen and film.

Stephen lives in London with his wife and three sons.

DISC ONE: King of the Road - Roger Miller

DISC TWO: I Recall A Gypsy Woman - Don Williams

DISC THREE: Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) - John Lennon

DISC FOUR: Who Knows Where the Time Goes - Fairport Convention

DISC FIVE: Stayin Alive - Bee Gees

DISC SIX: Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio assai. Composed by Maurice Ravel and performed by Martha Argerich (piano) and Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by Claudio Abbado

DISC SEVEN: Rhapsody in Blue. Composed by George Gershwin and performed by New York Philharmonic, conducted by Zubin Mehta

DISC EIGHT: (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher - Jackie Wilson

BOOK CHOICE: Collected Works of Seamus Heaney

LUXURY ITEM: A piano

CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Stayin Alive - Bee Gees

Presenter: Lauren Laverne

Producer: Sarah Taylor