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Sir Norman Wisdom

Desert Island Discs Revisited TV's Casualty Castaways

From Mario Lanza to Frank Sinatra. Actor and comedian Sir Norman Wisdom shares his music choices with Sue Lawley. From 2000.

Actor, comedian and singer Sir Norman Wisdom is castaway by Sue Lawley.

His cloth cap and tight-fitting jacket became his screen trademark in the 1950s and 1960s and characters like Norman Pitkin won him fans all over the world.

Sir Norman talks to Sue Lawley about a career that's spanned more than 60 years and chooses eight records to take with him to the mythical island.

DISC ONE: Norman Wisdom - Don't Laugh at Me 'Cos I'm a Fool
DISC TWO: Mario Lanza - The Drinking Song
DISC THREE: Norman Wisdom - Follow a Star
DISC FOUR: Frank Sinatra - Nancy With the Laughing Face
DISC FIVE: Gracie Fields - The Dicky Bird Hop
DISC SIX: Norman Wisdom - Falling in Love
DISC SEVEN: Norman Wisdom & Joyce Grenfell - Narcissus
DISC EIGHT: Norman Wisdom - Writing a Song

CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Norman Wisdom - Don't Laugh at Me 'Cos I'm a Fool
BOOK CHOICE: Reach for the Skies by Sir Douglas Bader
LUXURY CHOICE: Pot of stew with two dumplings

Producer: Miranda Birch

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2000.

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27 September 2026