Cillian Murphy, actor
Cillian Murphy, actor, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.
Cillian Murphy has received global acclaim for his performance in the title role of Christopher Nolan鈥檚 epic film Oppenheimer. He has been nominated for an Oscar, which follows the best actor award he picked up at this year鈥檚 Golden Globes. On the small screen he played the Birmingham gangster Thomas Shelby for a decade in the BAFTA-winning Peaky Blinders, which made him a household name.
Cillian was born in Cork in 1976 and initially music was his creative outlet. His band Sons of Mr Green Genes, which he formed with his younger brother, was offered a five album record deal, but the boys鈥� parents thought his brother was too young and vetoed a career in music.
Cillian changed tack and in 1996 was cast as Pig in Enda Walsh鈥檚 play Disco Pigs, reprising the role in a film version in 2001. His breakthrough film role came playing Jim the bicycle courier in Danny Boyle鈥檚 28 Days Later in 2002 which he followed up with a starring role in Ken Loach鈥檚 the Wind that Shakes the Barley.
In 2005 he played Dr Jonathan Crane - Scarecrow - in Christopher Nolan鈥檚 film Batman Begins, which was the start of their continuing creative collaboration.
Cillian lives in Ireland with his wife, the artist Yvonne McGuinness, and their two sons.
DISC ONE: The Boy in the Bubble - Paul Simon
DISC TWO: The Wandering Minstrel - S茅amus Ennis
DISC THREE: Walter鈥檚 Trip - The Frank and Walters
DISC FOUR: Bullet the Blue Sky - U2
DISC FIVE: Somebody to Love - Queen
DISC SIX: Everything in its Right Place - Radiohead
DISC SEVEN: We Can Work it Out - The Beatles
DISC EIGHT: If I Was A Painter - Lisa O鈥橬eill
BOOK CHOICE: Samuel Beckett: The Complete Dramatic Works
LUXURY ITEM: An acoustic guitar and strings
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: We Can Work it Out - The Beatles
Presenter Lauren Laverne
Producer Paula McGinley
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Music Played
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Paul Simon
The Boy in the Bubble
- Graceland.
- Legacy Recordings.
- 2.
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S茅amus Ennis
The Wandering Minstrel
- The Wandering Minstrel.
- Topic.
- 1.
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The Frank and Walters
Walter's Trip
- Trains, Boats and Planes.
- Go! Discs.
- 2.
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U2
Bullet The Blue Sky
- The Joshua Tree.
- Universal-Island Records Ltd..
- 4.
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Queen
Somebody To Love
- The Platinum Collection (2011 Remaster).
- EMI.
- 10.
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Radiohead
Everything In Its Right Place
- Kid A.
- XL Recordings.
- 1.
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The Beatles
We Can Work It Out
- The Beatles 1962 - 1966.
- EMI Catalogue.
- 3.
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Lisa O鈥橬eill
If I was a Painter
- All Of This Is Chance.
- Rough Trade.
- 6.
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