Classic Desert Island Discs - Warwick Davis

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Desert Island Discs

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2025-05-04

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Kirsty Young talks to actor Warwick Davis, in a programme first heard in 2016.
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  • Lauren Laverne here.

  • We're taking our Easter break, so until we're back on air,

  • we're showcasing a few programmes from our archive for you.

  • As usual, the music's been shortened for rights reasons.

  • This week's guest is the actor Warwick Davis, who was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship this year.

  • Kirsty Young cast him away in 2016.

  • My castaway this week is the actor Warwick Davis.

  • Hollywood blockbusters, TV sitcoms, documentaries, horror movies, quiz shows, Christmas pantos.

  • He's been at it since the tender age of 11.

  • Not just surviving an early start in showbiz, but using it to build a flourishing long-term career.

  • Then again, bucking the odds is something of a habit.

  • Born with a very rare genetic disorder,

  • the doctors thought he'd be wheelchair-bound and die in his teens.

  • Well...

  • I can happily confirm that my 46-year-old castaway walked into the studio today apparently in robust health.

  • He says, the reason I became a performer was because I was short.

  • And growing up, I had to be larger than life, had to be funnier.

  • I had to be louder, be bolder than everybody at school.

  • Otherwise, I'd get left out.

  • That was my apprenticeship for being a performer.