Desert Island Discs

Yes, it sounds like a hose as either burst or  come off the turbo.  A similar noise also happens when the intercooler bursts. If you run a turbo charged vehicle with no air filter on it, you get the same turbo whistle.

Does that sound turbocharger related to you Roy?

Hi, it’s got an air leak somewhere, what Make  and model is it.

Hi thank you so much, that would be great if you could. I have no idea about mechanical stuff so I'm a bit lost at the moment.

This is it starting but it's really jumpy and isn't idling. The stereo's playing in case you hear the music.

https://voca.ro/1cAb7g29EO6C

Thanks I do appreciate this x

Id' d be up for a listen, and there are a few other mechanically adept people here too.

I'd be surprised if no-one can help you..

I was going to record it for you but the engine has developed a problem as it's struggling to start and sounds, terrible!

I don't suppose your husband is a mechanic?? 

I'll try and tinker with it this afternoon but I might ask some people here if they'll listen to it and let me know what they think it is. X

Hope you and your family are doing well Kate

1. The Smiths - There's Is A Light That Never Goes Out

2. U2 - God's Country

3. Black - Wonderful Life

4. Oasis - Champagne Supernova

5. Madness - Night Boat To Cairo

6. Bob Dylan - Jokerman (Dylan is apparently undiagnosed ASD)

7. Sam Fender - The Borders

8. Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday

Book - Gabor Mate - The Myth Of Normal

Luxury Item - A solar powered CD/MP3 player to play these great tracks on. (Probably showing my age here)

Tracks;

1. Stand by your Man - Tammy Wynette.

2. I wanna be adored - The Stone Roses.

3. Babylon's Burning - The Ruts.

4. Daughter - Pearl Jam.

5. Paperback Writer - The Beatles.

6. Motorcade - Magazine.

7. The Day of the Lord's - Joy Division.

8. New Year's Day - U2.

Book:

The Bible.

Luxury Item:

Probably a machete, to get food.

To be honest Roy, at this point, I am more concerned about how or if I am going to survive, than I am about providing a soundtrack, and I have no information about the island other than it is a desert...

I've decided I'm not going... 

To Be Fair, since I've been playing you up a bit, I did put quite some effort into making the choices requested.

There's simply too much to choose from and I know from experience than even owning eight whole carefully chosen albums (I sold ALL my records n 1984 and committed to CD's, and at £20.00 a pop only bought a few to begin with. A decision I have never come close to regretting) is simply not enough.

The one album that really couldn't be found on CD (Phillip J wells, "The last survivors") I got a mate to digitise for me a few years ago... 

And, besides, it being a desert island what would I play the discs on? Unless I restrict myself to 78's and take a wind up gramophone for my luxury item, then the choice is easier.

1: There'll always be an England featuring Charlie Kuntz on the mighty Wurlitzer.

2: The dambusters march by billy cotton and his band

3. The lazy gondoiier by Mantovani and his Orchestra

4. Putting on the Style by lonnie donegan and his skiffle band

5. I'm alabammy bound by lonnie d

6. A version of the radetsky march

7. Three coins in the fountain, also mantovani.

8. The ten inch version of Devo's (I can't get no) satisfaction (I'd find a way to make the thing play it at 45!)

And for the book, gotta be the bible. As comprehensive a one as I can get, with the forbidden bits preferably. I can try and make sense of it all whilst expiring from one of the many hazards a desert island has to offer...

The rules exclude any item that may facilitate your escape. The island is your life and no contact with the outside world.

Can I have a GPS equipped helicopter with sufficient fuel to make ti to the mainland as my luxury item? 

I'll figure out how to fly it as I go along...

I was going to ask for an excavator, but I would eventually get tired of the tunes and book, & run out of diesel for the digger, whereas, If I got me a helicopter I can enjoy my holiday with the tunes and book (which probably should be the pilots notes for the chopper to be sensible, dry stuff, but probably useful...) then when I get bored, fly home and sell the helicopter, and buy a decent excavator with the proceeds... 

That does sound unique :) 

On a desert island I'd rather build my own bed to sleep on. I went camping years ago and made my own bed and then slept out under the stars, was an incredible experience, until it rained....

A very popular luxury item has been the person’s own bed or a luxury bed, I can see the importance of that. Another item that has been allowed is a cyanide pill, I suppose there has to be an exit plan. The first episode in 1951 the person took  garlic as their luxury item, personally I would have swerved that.

Hi Kate. Mine is unique in its appearance, I've never seen another car like it. It has a pointed front, a bit like the bow of a ship I think that's what makes its styling unique. And the sound it makes is something else - like a rush of air, sounds amazing. When I was really little and my mum had it I used to sit in it for ages listening to it. Your car sounds lovely too! And good job on your test, I failed mine almost 9 times and felt for certain I had failed the 9th but somehow passed! I appreciated mine greater after passing as well. Almost feel a connection with the car like an old friend.

I love loads of Jesca Hoop tracks - she’s wonderful :) 

Kate Kestrel said:

‘Old fear of father’ by Jesca Hoop

I didn't know that so Googled and read the lyrics.

Poetry.

I've decided on a camera with a book on the local insects secretly attached to it.

Rules are made to be broken ....

First that spring to mind are:

song 1:‘Old fear of father’ by Jesca Hoop

Song 2: the Adagio from Beethoven’s Piano concerto No. 2

Book: The complete poems of Emily Dickinson 

Luxury : a hot water bottle (and something to heat the water to put in it!).

But I’ll probably be thinking about this question all day now and change my mind a lot of times :) 

This is a great idea - but I’m going to need time to think about this one!