Patrick Grant, designer and broadcaster
Patrick Grant, designer and broadcaster, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.
Patrick Grant is a designer, clothing entrepreneur and a judge on the ѿý TV programme The Great British Sewing Bee.
Patrick was born in Edinburgh in 1972. His interest in clothes and in making things was evident from a very early age, along with a love of sport: his father was a rugby coach and trained Patrick and his friends. Some of his friends went on to represent Scotland and Patrick played for Scotland's under-19 team.
He studied Material Science and Engineering at Leeds University and worked in industry for a decade. Then, after spotting an advertisement in a newspaper, he bought an ailing Savile Row tailoring company. It was almost an impulse buy, at great financial risk. After a shaky start, he turned the business around, and within five years he was named menswear designer of the year at the British Fashion Awards. Patrick went on to buy a factory in Blackburn, Cookson and Clegg. He is passionate about British manufacturing, and set up Community Clothing with the aim of making good quality affordable day wear.
He has been a judge on The Great British Sewing Bee since the programme began in 2013. He divides his time between London, Blackburn and the Highlands.
DISC ONE: Les Fleurs - Minnie Riperton 
DISC TWO: My Heart’s in the Highlands - Else Torp and Christopher Bowers-Broadbent
DISC THREE: Do You Wanna Funk - Sylvester 
DISC FOUR: Big Time Sensuality, the Fluke Magimix - ö 
DISC FIVE: Harry Patch (In Memory of) - Radiohead
DISC SIX: Kill Dem - Jamie xx 
DISC SEVEN: Get Better - alt-J 
DISC EIGHT: I Saw - Young Fathers 
BOOK CHOICE: Green Woodwork: Working with Wood the Natural Way by Mike Abbott
LUXURY ITEM: A complete set of woodworking tools 
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Kill Dem - Jamie xx 
Presenter Lauren Laverne
Producer Sarah Taylor
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            Minnie Riperton
Les Fleurs
- Come To My Garden.
 - Capitol Catalog Mkt (C92).
 - 1.
 
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            Else Torp and Christopher Bowers-Broadbent
My Heart's in the Highlands
- Creator Spiritus.
 - Harmonia Mundi.
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            Sylvester
Do You Wanna Funk
- Ariola.
 
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            ö
Big Time Sensuality (The Fluke Magimix)
- Big Time Sensuality.
 - One Little Indian.
 - 5.
 
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            Radiohead
Harry Patch (In Memory Of)
- XL Recordings.
 - 1.
 
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            Jamie xx
KILL DEM
- KILL DEM.
 - Young.
 - 1.
 
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            ‐J
Get Better
- The Dream.
 - Infectious Music.
 - 6.
 
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            Young Fathers
I Saw
- Heavy Heavy.
 - Ninja Tune.
 - 2.
 
 
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- Sun 22 Oct 2023 11:15ѿý Radio 4
 - Fri 27 Oct 2023 09:00ѿý Radio 4
 
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