DORSET Opera artistic director Roderick Kennedy will be cast away to a desert island on Friday May 5 for Dorset Island Discs.

The session will take place at Durweston Village Hall, Blandford, on May 5 at 7.30pm.

Mr Kennedy is taking part in Dorset Island Discs, as the guest of the Dorset Rural Music School, as part of their own 70th birthday celebrations.

Mr Kennedy will be in conversation with Blandford's Dorset Rural Music School director Dr Richard Hall, choosing his favourite music to take with him into the blue.

Tickets are £12.50 (to include canapes and a glass of wine) are available by calling DRMS on 01258 452511 or by email Drmsblandford@gmail.com

*Dorset Island Discs with Roderick Kennedy, Durweston Village Hall, Blandford, Friday May 5, 7.30pm.