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David Harewood is a British actor and presenter who found global fame playing the CIA director David Estes in the acclaimed TV drama series ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½land. He was the first black actor to play Othello at the National theatre in 1997 and took the role of Martin Luther King in the Olivier award-winning play The Mountaintop in 2009.

David was born in Birmingham in 1965. After one of his teachers suggested that he should try his luck at acting, he won a place at RADA where he tackled a number of challenging roles including King Lear. After graduating, he performed in a range of television and theatre productions, but by the time he auditioned for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½land he says he was down to his last £80. He joined the cast of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½land in 2011 and the following year he was awarded an MBE for services to drama.

In 2019 he presented a ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ documentary called Psychosis and Me which told the story of the mental breakdown he experienced as a young man. The programme was nominated for a BAFTA award and was praised by critics for its honest exploration of a difficult subject and for helping to remove some of the stigma around mental health. He went on to present a range of documentaries which addressed subjects close to his heart including the health inequality exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic and the experience of slavery within the history of his own family.

David lives in London with his wife and their two daughters.

DISC ONE: Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers
DISC TWO: Tears on My Pillow by Johnny Nash
DISC THREE: One in Ten by UB40
DISC FOUR: $29.00 by Tom Waits
DISC FIVE: I Still Haven’t found what I’m Looking For by The Chimes
DISC SIX: (Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
DISC SEVEN: Cruisin’ by ¶Ù’A²Ô²µ±ð±ô´Ç
DISC EIGHT: Ain’t Nobody by Rufus and Chaka Khan

BOOK CHOICE: The Sandman by Neil Gaiman
LUXURY ITEM: A disco dancefloor
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Ain’t Nobody by Rufus and Chaka Khan

Presenter Lauren Laverne
Producer Paula McGinley