It is not family loyalty that brought this book to gatess list, but its. In fact, to hear him tell it, he was too obsessed with work to be listening to anyone, starting at about age 14. Top 10 book choices on desert island discs from divine. Bill gates was asked to choose the 8 records hed take with him to a desert island these are the songs he. Talking on desert island discs on radio 4, the 60yearold said he was disruptive as. Talking to kirsty young on radio 4s desert island discs, gates goes through his musical choices.
All the latest breaking news on desert island discs. Fela kuti is bit of hero of mine and nigeria has featured very much in. The result is a holistic picture of how and why the world is getting better. Explore the archive with the desert island discs podcasts. One of my favourite bbc radio four shows is desert island discs.
Bill gates new favorite book of all timeand how you can download a free chapter. Hardworking bill gates memorized license plates to monitor early microsoft employees. I didnt really believe in vacations, gates said on the bbc program desert island discs. Bill gates has appeared on the bbcs desert island discs, finally providing. Bill gates reveals the 8 songs hed take with him to a desert island. He sat at his first computer while still at school in seattle, wrote his first computer programme aged just and went on to cofound the company microsoft, becoming one of the key figures of the technological revolution. Bill gates rarely gives interviews but hes going to delve into his past on desert island discs. Bill gates has spoken of his relationship with incredible genius steve jobs, dedicating a beatles track to the late apple founder during an appearance on bbc radio 4s desert island discs. Its a great show, and i had a blast taping a segment that aired on sunday. The choices of book and luxury can sometimes give insight into the guests life, and the choices of guests since 2011 are listed here. Bruce springsteen recently sat down with bbc 4s kirsty young for the stations longrunning desert island discs series, which features celebrity. Bill gates, has appeared on the longrunning bbc radio 4 show desert island discs. To search, type desert island discs plus the castaways name.
The worlds richest man, bill gates, has said he is bothered by the lack of generosity in a world where preventable diseases kill millions every year. Bill gates and kirsty young on desert island discs. Bill gates desert island discs picks business insider. Bill gatess most popular book is surely youre joking, mr. Enlightenment now takes the approach he uses in better angels to track violence throughout history and applies it to 15 different measures of progress like quality of life, knowledge, and safety.
After taking his a levels two years early, before going to university he worked on one of the most successful computer games of the 1990s, theme park. Desert island discs, a flagship programme of bbc radio 4, has been broadcast since 1942. If algebraic topology and open hypermedia systems really arent your thing, dame wendy is also in demand as a brilliant communicator on, what can seem to outsiders to be, impenetrable topics. Gates was the guest on bbc radio 4s desert island discs on january 31, 2016, in which he talks about his relationships with his father and steve jobs, meeting melinda ann french, the start of microsoft and some of his habits for example reading the economist from cover to cover every week. In celebration of the 75th anniversary of desert island discs, young recalls her greatest interviews. Bill gates recalls rivalry with genius steve jobs on desert island discs. At the end of every show the guest is figuratively sent to the island with a copy of the bible and the entire works of shakespeare. If you were stranded on a desert island, what music would you want to have with you. Lets turn things over to bill i would argue a desert island list is the most personal and subjective of musical lists rather than a best of list. An artificial intelligence researcher and cofounder and ceo of deepmind, he is also a neuroscientist, a computer games designer, an entrepreneur, and in his youth, a worldclass chess player. Every desert island discs castaway traditionally gets the bible and the complete works of shakespeare. If you continue without changing your settings, well assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on this website.
Bill gates to appear on bbcs desert island discs this article is more than 4 years old radio 4 show lands rare interview with worlds richest man as he explains his choice of eight discs, a. Vaughan williams the lark ascending tops desert island. Bbc radio 4 desert island discs desert island discs. The lark ascending by ralph vaughan williams has been named as the nations favourite desert island disc. Culture books features top 10 book choices on desert island discs from divine comedy to war and peace. It was microsoft cofounder paul allen who prompted gates to choose jimi hendrix s are you experienced as one of his desert island choices. No surprises there then this is the godfather of the. Bill gates said he would take these 8 surprising songs and 1. The better angels of our nature as his book for the island. The castaways also select a book and a luxury item.
Bill gates appeared on bbc radio 4s longrunning desert island discs show on sunday the program invites guests to select the eight records they would take with them were they to. Gates chose the better angels of our nature by steven pinker as his book of choice. Stranded on a desert island with bill gates the washington post. Bill gates was asked to choose the 8 records hed take with him to a desert island, here are his choices. Click above to browse castaways, from 1942 to today. Among other things, gates speaks about writing computer programmes at the age of, the early days of microsoft, his relationship with the late apple founder steve jobs, and his current role as cochair of the. Doing the show got me thinking about music and the role it has played in my life. Kylie delegates a song choice in desert island discs first get in.
Hardworking bill gates memorized license plates to. Microsoft cofounder bill gates has revealed his parents sent him to see a psychologist at the age of 12. Mr gates first song choice was under pressure, a collaboration. Bill gates recalls rivalry with genius steve jobs on. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Bill gates was asked to choose the 8 records hed take with him to a desert island heres which songs he picked. Bill gates appeared on bbc radio 4s desert island discs. But the radio program desert island discs has been going ever since, except for a brief hiatus, having interviewed more than 3,000. Bill gates makes wholesome revelations on desert island discs. Billionaire and microsoft cofounder bill gates told a radio show on. Bill gates, in an interview for bbc radio 4s desert island discs, revealed that he was so driven during the early years of microsoft in the 1970s that he couldnt help but keep tabs on which. Appearing on the bbcs desert island discs, the billionaire tech titan and philanthropist makes some illuminating musical choices. We use cookies to ensure you get the best website experience.
Desert island discs is a radio programme broadcast on bbc radio 4. The style of writting is very bad, and suits a small article not a book. It is not a biography at all, but an absurd trick to cash in on bill gates name. Bill gates announced as a castaway on desert island discs. Bill gates recommends these 9 books to make you a better entrepreneur and a better person.
He sat at his first computer while still at school in seattle, wrote his first computer programme aged just. In that time, more than 3,000 guests have shared which eight recordings, book and luxury item they would take with them if they were cast away. Its like better angels on steroids pinker was generous enough to send me an early copy, even though enlightenment. The program invites guests to select the eight records they would take with them were they to be cast away on a desert island. Bill gates memorised his employees number plates to. Bill gates dedicates song by the beatles to \genius. His other choices also mapped predictably to the important people in his life. Alicia chose story of o for her book and her favorite dildo actually, its mine, since im the one who straps it on as her luxury. Fellow of both the royal academy of engineering and the royal society, dame wendy fought long and hard to prove that her type of web science was highly significant and here to stay. Bill gates would take these 8 songs to a desert island fortune.
The format of desert island discs is simple a guest is invited to choose eight discs, a book and a luxury to take with them as they are castaway on a mythical desert island. This sunday, microsoft cofounder and worlds richest man, bill gates appeared on bbc radio 4s longrunning desert island discs show. Books by bill gates author of surely youre joking, mr. Yachtswoman dame ellen macarthur appropriately went for the sas survival handbook as her book of choice. Kirsty young interviews entrepreneur and philanthropist bill gates.
Desert island discs takes two short breaks, in the northern spring and summer. Bill gates is a hugely successful tech entrepreneur, philanthropist. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Bill gates talks in detail about his life from his schooldays onwards, and. Here are bruce springsteens top 8 desert island discs. Bill gates says he is bothered by lack of charitable giving news. Billionaire philanthropist and businessman bill gates. The 9 most unexpected song choices on desert island discs. You are much better off reading other books on microsoft and bill gates, which go into at least some details on the events of. The classical composition first written 97 years ago was the most popular choice. Bill gates to appear on bbcs desert island discs media.
Bill gates memorised his employees number plates to monitor when they left the office. Bill gates desert island discs feature bowie and jimi. Shes hoping to figure out a way to attach it to a palm tree and back in for some doggystyle memories. Slide show bill gates reveals the 8 songs hed take with him to a desert island and why published. Desert island lists 1984, compiled by roy plomley and derek drescher. Bbc radio 4 broadcasts new programmes for approximately 42 weeks each year on sunday mornings, usually with a repeat transmission. For his extra book bill gates chooses the better angels of our nature, by steven pinker. By bill gates may 20, 2016 for his bookshop and website one grand books, the editor aaron hicklin asked people to name the 10 books theyd take with them if. Browse the independents complete collection of articles and commentary on desert island discs. Bill gates, entrepreneur and philanthropist, is interviewed by kirsty young. Instead he chose to take dvds of lectures so he could keep learning on the island.
Bill gates has 17 books on goodreads with 32141 ratings. Microsoft founder bill gates lays down a tribute for the late david bowie on bbc radio 4s desert island discs, where he unveiled his top eight songs to kirsty young. Desert island discs latest news, breaking stories and. The bbc radio show desert island discs has been asking that question for more than 70 years. They can also have a book of their own choice and some important item. Earlier this year, bill appeared on the bbcs radio program desert island discs. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Bill gates appears on bbc radio 4s desert island discs.
Bill gates was asked to choose the 8 records hed take. Microsoft founder bill gates talks in detail about his life to the bbcs kirsty young on this weeks desert island discs, on radio 4 from his schooldays pictured above to his latest work with. A cherished bbc radio show asks celebrities to pick a desert island survival kit on desert island discs, guests choose one piece of music, one luxury item, and one book. We invited bill to share his desert island discs with us and he happily obliged with the following choices. Bill gates loves him some dadrock, as has been revealed by his stint on the beebs perennial lifeinmusic retrospective desert island discs.
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