[Jayne Osborn]

Oh, a thousand apologies - I somehow neglected to put up the new comp. Better late than never!

I love Desert Island Discs and try not to miss it.
For those who aren’t familiar with this BBC Radio 4 programme here’s a link to it, which might help, or this.

In a nutshell, the ‘subject’, usually a celebrity or someone who’s had a remarkable life, chooses 8 records that they would take to their desert island, which are played, and the person is interviewed between each song. They’re allowed a copy of the Bible and the works of Shakespeare, and can choose one other book and one luxury on their island… hence this comp.

Jayne


The Oldie Competition
by Tessa Castro

Competition no 185

Prose this month! Jeffrey Bernard once said that the telling thing in Desert Island Discs is not the music but the luxury. So please send an extract from your Desert Island Diary recounting the consequences, once you’re marooned, of your choice of luxury. Maximum 150 words.

Entries, by post (The Oldie, 65 Newman Street, London W1T 3EG), fax (020 7436 8804) or email comps@theoldie.co.uk to ‘Competition no 185’ by 9th January. Don’t forget to include your postal address.