Robert Plant's Desert Island Discs - Talks about Life/Career & more - Radio Broadcast 18/03/2022

Robert Plant talks about Alison Krauss, Songwriting, Childhood, Parents, Elvis Presley, School, Early Bands, Led Zeppelin, Meeting John Bonham, Dealing With Fame, Being A Family Man, Tragedies, Teaching, John Bonham's Death, Football and Re-Visiting Personal Archives. Interviewed By: Lauren Laverne Chosen Tracks: DISC ONE: Pink Peg Slacks by Eddie Cochrane DISC TWO: Serenade by Mario Lanza DISC THREE: I Ain’t Superstitious by Howlin’ Wolf DISC FOUR: Teenage Ska by Baba Brooks DISC FIVE: Ohio by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young DISC SIX: Raha Gardishon Mein Hardam by Mohammed Rafi DISC SEVEN: Diaraby by Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder DISC EIGHT: Your Long Journey by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss BOOK CHOICE: The Earliest English Poems, translated by Michael Alexander LUXURY ITEM: A basket containing photos of homing pigeons CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Serenade by Mario Lanza