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| Bill Gates to appear on BBC’s Desert Island Discs | Bill Gates to appear on BBC’s Desert Island Discs |
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| Bill Gates is to appear on Desert Island Discs at the end of the month. | Bill Gates is to appear on Desert Island Discs at the end of the month. |
| The Microsoft co-founder, whose $78bn (£54.3bn) fortune makes him the world’s richest man, will appear on the BBC Radio 4 show on 31 January. | The Microsoft co-founder, whose $78bn (£54.3bn) fortune makes him the world’s richest man, will appear on the BBC Radio 4 show on 31 January. |
| The businessman and philanthropist will give a rare interview to presenter Kirsty Young as he chooses eight discs, a book and a luxury to take with them if they were stranded on a mythical desert island. | The businessman and philanthropist will give a rare interview to presenter Kirsty Young as he chooses eight discs, a book and a luxury to take with them if they were stranded on a mythical desert island. |
| During the interview, Gates will explain his choices, discuss key moments in his life, as well as the people and events that have influenced and inspired him. | During the interview, Gates will explain his choices, discuss key moments in his life, as well as the people and events that have influenced and inspired him. |
| Gates is no longer part of Microsoft’s day-to-day operations, but he is still a board member and a “technology adviser”. | Gates is no longer part of Microsoft’s day-to-day operations, but he is still a board member and a “technology adviser”. |
| Later this year, Gates and the late Steve Jobs are set to be the subject of Broadway musical. | Later this year, Gates and the late Steve Jobs are set to be the subject of Broadway musical. |
| The musical, called Nerds, is a comedy that looks at the fierce rivalry between the Microsoft and Apple co-founders. | The musical, called Nerds, is a comedy that looks at the fierce rivalry between the Microsoft and Apple co-founders. |
| On Thursday, Gates came in for a verbal tirade from rapper Snoop Dogg who posted an expletive-laden video on Instagram after an outage on XBox Live ruined his gaming session. | On Thursday, Gates came in for a verbal tirade from rapper Snoop Dogg who posted an expletive-laden video on Instagram after an outage on XBox Live ruined his gaming session. |
| The rapper has 8 million followers on Instagram. | The rapper has 8 million followers on Instagram. |