Desert Island Discs

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2.000 afleveringen, van nieuw naar oud

1. Cormac Murphy O'Connor

   22 juli 2001 · 36 min

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   Sue Lawley's castaway is Archbishop of Westminster Cormac Murphy O'Connor. Lees meer

   Favourite track: Praise to the Holiest by Edward Elgar
   Book: Lifelines by Seamus Heaney
   Luxury: Grand piano

2. Martin Bell

   15 juli 2001 · 34 min

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   This week Sue Lawley's castaway is Martin Bell, who, after a distinguished career as a BBC foreign correspondent, became the Independent MP for Tatton in 1997. With politics now behind him, he tastes life on a mythical desert island. Lees meer

   [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

   Favourite track: Amazing Grace by Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
   Book: Corduroy (his father's first book) by Adrian Bell
   Luxury: A barrel of Adnam's Ale brewed in Suffolk

3. Peggy Seeger

   8 juli 2001 · 34 min

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   Sue Lawley's castaway is folk singer-songwriter Peggy Seeger. Lees meer

   Favourite track: The Air from Suite No 3 in D Major by Johann Sebastian Bach
   Book: A Scots Quair by Lewis Grassic Gibbon
   Luxury: Banjo with plastic head with an inexhaustible supply of strings & pegs

4. Sir Stanley Kalms

   1 juli 2001 · 35 min

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   This week Sue Lawley's castaway is the businessman, Sir Stanley Kalms. Over the last fifty years he's turned Dixons, the small photographic studio his father opened in the 1930s, into one of Britain's biggest retail outlets. The group now covers PC World, Currys and The Link. He chooses eight records to take with him to the mythical island. Lees meer

   [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

   Favourite track: Air On A G String by Johann Sebastian Bach
   Book: The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
   Luxury: Pack of cards

5. Sir Harry Kroto

   24 juni 2001 · 36 min

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   Sue Lawley's castaway is chemist Sir Harry Kroto. Lees meer

   Favourite track: 3rd Movement of Symphony No4 in G Major by Gustav Mahler
   Book: Quantum Electro Dynamics Physics by Feynman
   Luxury: Airbrush computer graphics set

6. Frank McCourt

   17 juni 2001 · 36 min

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   Sue Lawley's castaway is Pulitzer prize-winning writer Frank McCourt. Lees meer

   Favourite track: The Kyrie from St Cecilia Mass by Charles Gounod
   Book: Oxford Anthology of English Verse
   Luxury: A pair of binoculars

7. Sir Kyffin Williams

   10 juni 2001 · 37 min

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   This week Sue Lawley's castaway is the Welsh painter, Sir Kyffin Williams. It was only when he was invalided out of the army because of his epilepsy that Kyffin decided to paint. "You are not normal. You should do art" was one doctor's verdict. Since then, no artist has done more to portray the brooding, mountainous landscape of North Wales. Lees meer

   He chooses eight records to take with him to the mythical island.

   [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

   Favourite track: Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring by Johann Sebastian Bach
   Book: Germinal by Emile Zola
   Luxury: A small painting called the Head of a Girl by Michael Schwerz

8. Sir Thomas Allen

   3 juni 2001 · 38 min

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   Sue Lawley's castaway is opera singer Sir Thomas Allen. Lees meer

   Favourite track: Act 3 of Meistersinger von Nurnberg by Richard Wagner
   Book: Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy
   Luxury: Unlimited supply of paper, paints, pencils

9. Courtney Pine

   27 mei 2001 · 35 min

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   Sue Lawley's castaway is jazz saxophonist Courtney Pine. Lees meer

   Favourite track: Guiltiness by Bob Marley and the Whalers
   Book: Beneath the Underdog by Charles Mingus
   Luxury: 1939 edition tenor saxophone

10. Sir Timothy Clifford

    20 mei 2001 · 36 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway is National Galleries of Scotland Director Sir Timothy Clifford. Lees meer

    Favourite track: La Ci Darem La Mano in Act 1 of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Book: A La Recherche du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
    Luxury: Renaissance casket with a selection of 15th & 16th century Italian drawings in it

11. Sir John Sulston

    13 mei 2001 · 35 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway is biologist Sir John Sulston. Lees meer

    Favourite track: String Quartet in B flat major by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Book: Oxford Anthology of English Verse
    Luxury: The microscope used to examine the lineage of the roundworm

12. Margaret Drabble

    6 mei 2001 · 36 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Margaret Drabble. Lees meer

    Favourite track: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - (from Messiah) by George Frideric Handel
    Book: Old Wives Tale by Arnold Bennett
    Luxury: Painting by Maurice Cockerill - Ariadne's Thread

13. Tasmin Little

    29 april 2001 · 36 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway is violinist Tasmin Little. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Daphnis & Chloe by Maurice Ravel
    Book: Harry Potter book by J K Rowling or Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
    Luxury: Endless supply of coffee

14. Chris Tarrant

    22 april 2001 · 33 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway is broadcaster Chris Tarrant. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Tequila Sunrise by Eagles
    Book: The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
    Luxury: A lucky sixpence

15. Ronald Blythe

    15 april 2001 · 37 min

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    Admired as a keen observer and chronicler of rural life, Ronald Bythe is perhaps best known for his 'oral histories' - Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village, which won the Heinemann Award in 1969, and The View in Winter: Reflections on Old Age. In conversation with Sue Lawley, he talks about his life and work and chooses eight records to take to the mythical island. Lees meer

    [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

    Favourite track: Die Wetterfahne by Franz Schubert
    Book: Life of Johnson by James Boswell
    Luxury: Lots of paper with pens

16. Tanni Grey Thompson

    8 april 2001 · 34 min

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    This week Sue Lawley's castaway is the paralympic athlete Tanni Grey-Thompson. Tanni Grey-Thompson has won medals in four Paralympic Games: when she was 19 she competed at Seoul and took the Bronze for the 200m. During the following 12 years her tally of medals has increased to nine golds and three silvers. She chooses eight records to take with her to the mythical island. Lees meer

    [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

    Favourite track: Knowing Me, Knowing You by Steve Coogan/Rebecca Front
    Book: A guide to edible foods on a desert island
    Luxury: Five juggling balls

17. Sir Alec Broers

    1 april 2001 · 37 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Sir Alec Broers. As a professor of electrical engineering at the forefront of research into microchip technology, Sir Alec says of his work, "If cars had made the same progress as electronics have in the past decade, then you would be able to drive from Cambridge to London in half a second". He chooses eight records to take with him to the mythical island. Lees meer

    [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

    Favourite track: Mir Ist So Wunderbar by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
    Luxury: Lots and lots of chocolate

18. Shirley Hughes

    25 maart 2001 · 35 min

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    This week Sue Lawley's castaway is the children's author and illustrator, Shirley Hughes. The many characters Shirley Hughes has created - such as Alfie, Lucy & Tom and Dogger - have been delighting children and adults since the 1960s. She now has over 50 books to her name, in addition to illustrating the work of other writers, including the My Naughty Little Sister series by Dorothy Edwards. Lees meer

    [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

    Favourite track: Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus from Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi
    Book: Embarrassment of Riches by Simon Schama
    Luxury: Painting by Titian: Bacchus & Ariadne

19. Professor Peter Vanezis

    18 maart 2001 · 34 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway on Desert Island Discs is the Regius Professor of Foresenic Medicine and Science at the University of Glasgow, Peter Vanezis. Lees meer

    Professor Vanezis has had a major role in examining the mass graves found in Bosnia, Rwanda and Chile and is a member of the international scientific team working on Otzi the 'Iceman' - the 5,300-year-old mummy discovered in the Alps in 1991. In conversation with Sue Lawley, he talks about his life and work and chooses eight records to take to the mythical island.

    [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

    Record: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves
    Book: Christ Re-Crucified by Nicos Kazantsakis
    Luxury: Big photo album of friends and family

20. Henry Sandon

    11 maart 2001 · 36 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway is broadcaster and porcelain expert Henry Sandon. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Salutation from Gerald Finzi 'Dies Natalis' by Gerald Finzi
    Book: A Shropshire Lad by A E Houseman
    Luxury: A huge supply of Indian tea with a Worcester tea pot

21. John Lill

    4 maart 2001 · 37 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway is pianist John Lill. Lees meer

    Record: Beethoven's String Quartet No.14 in C Sharp
    Book: Huge Tome on fauna and flora
    Luxury: Solar-powered piano

22. Charlie Watts

    25 februari 2001 · 35 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway is Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Dance of the Coachmen & Grooms -from 4th by Igor Stravinsky
    Book: Collected Poems 1934-52 by Dylan Thomas
    Luxury: Drumsticks

23. Professor Sir Richard Doll

    18 februari 2001 · 36 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway is epidemiologist Professor Sir Richard Doll. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin
    Book: Oxford Textbook of Medicine by D A Warrell
    Luxury: A down pillow

24. Griff Rhys Jones

    11 februari 2001 · 34 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway is actor and writer Griff Rhys Jones. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Un Di Felice from Act One of La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
    Book: The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
    Luxury: Newspaper

25. Sir John Mortimer

    4 februari 2001 · 36 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer and barrister Sir John Mortimer. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Dio, Che Nell'alma Infondere from Act Two by Giuseppe Verdi
    Book: Oxford Book of English Verse by Chirstopher Ricks
    Luxury: Velasquez painting of old lady frying eggs

26. Terry O'Neill

    28 januari 2001 · 34 min

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    For forty years, the photographer Terry 0'Neill has been capturing the rich and famous on film - from Sir Laurence Olivier and Mick Jagger to Brigitte Bardot and Kate Moss. He talks to Sue Lawley about his childhood, his glamorous career and his chances of surviving as a 'castaway' on a desert island. He chooses eight records to take with him to the mythical island. Lees meer

    [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

    Favourite track: Baby Baby all the Time by Diana Krall
    Book: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
    Luxury: A wind-up radio

27. Marguerite Patten

    21 januari 2001 · 36 min

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    This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is the cookery writer Marguerite Patten. Known as the 'doyenne of British cookery', Marguerite Patten has written 167 cookery books and given thousands of demonstrations - including several at the London Palladium. In conversation with Sue Lawley, she talks about her life and work and chooses eight records to take to the mythical island. Lees meer

    [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

    Favourite track: Nous Avons En Tete Une Affaire from Act 2 by Bizet
    Book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
    Luxury: A trowel for digging

28. George MacDonald Fraser

    14 januari 2001 · 36 min

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    This week Sue Lawley's castaway is the writer George MacDonald Fraser. When George MacDonald Fraser decided to write about Flashman, the well-known bully in Tom Brown's Schooldays, he found the perfect star for a series of Victorian adventures - from the Opium Wars and Custer's Last Stand to the Charge of the Light Brigade. Eleven books later, the caddish Flashman now boasts a huge following all over the world. Lees meer

    [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

    Favourite track: Title Music for the Adventures of Robin Hood by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Book: Complete Oxford English Dictionary
    Luxury: Typewriter

29. Marquess Of Bath

    7 januari 2001 · 36 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway is the owner of Longleat, the Marquess Of Bath. Lees meer

    Favourite track: The Ode to Joy (Symphony No 9) by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Book: Combined dictionary and thesaurus
    Luxury: Laptop computer

30. Stephen Sondheim

    31 december 2000 · 36 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway is composer Stephen Sondheim. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? by George Gershwin
    Book: The collected works by E B White
    Luxury: Piano

31. Norman Painting

    26 december 2000 · 42 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway for this special edition of Desert Island Discs is Norman Painting, who has played Phil Archer in The Archers ever since its first episode in January 1951. He chooses eight records to take with him to the mythical island. Lees meer

    [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

    Favourite track: 2nd movement of Shubert's String Quintet in C by Shubert
    Book: The Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley
    Luxury: An orrary - an electronic toy for looking at the sky

32. Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell

    24 december 2000 · 36 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the astrophysicist Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell. Jocelyn Bell Burnell was only twenty-four when she made the discovery of a lifetime: As she was mapping the universe for her PhD, she chanced upon the radio signal for a totally new kind of star, known as a 'pulsar'. Her find is seen as one of the most important contributions to astrophysics in the twentieth century. Lees meer

    [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

    Favourite track: The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves by Giuseppe Verdi
    Book: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
    Luxury: Book on how to sketch and some paper and pens

33. Richard Briers

    17 december 2000 · 33 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway is actor Richard Briers. Lees meer

    Favourite track: The Cuckoo and the Nightingale by George Frideric Handel
    Book: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
    Luxury: A huge supply of Chardonnay

34. Tim Smit

    10 december 2000 · 33 min

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    This week Sue Lawley's castaway is Tim Smit, the co-founder of the Eden Project in Cornwall. Before Tim Smit thought of building the largest greenhouse in the world, he had already attracted public attention by resurrecting The Lost Gardens of Heligan. Before that he'd enjoyed a successful music career, writing songs and working with - among others - Barry Manilow and the Nolan Sisters. Lees meer

    [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

    Favourite track: Dancing in the Street by David Bowie and Mick Jagger
    Book: Book with plain pages
    Luxury: Piano

35. Tina Brown

    3 december 2000 · 36 min

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    This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is the editor of Talk magazine, Tina Brown. Her reputation as a formidable magazine editor spans both sides of the Atlantic - with the revamp of Tatler, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, raising eyebrows as well as circulation figures. In conversation with Sue Lawley, she talks about her life and work and chooses eight records to take to the mythical island. Lees meer

    [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

    Favourite track: Chan Chan by The Buena Vista Social Club
    Book: Middlemarch by George Eliot
    Luxury: Rollercoaster

36. Albie Sachs

    26 november 2000 · 36 min

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    This week Sue Lawley's castaway is judge Albie Sachs. The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs, his account of being placed in solitary confinement by the South African authorities, highlighted the dangers of campaigning against apartheid in the 1960s. After a long exile in Britain, Albie Sachs returned to his homeland in the 1990s to help shape its new constitution and become one of its most senior judges. Lees meer

    [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

    Favourite track: The Hammerklavier-Piano Sonata No.29 in B Flat by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Book: Charterhouse of Palma by Stendhal
    Luxury: Little bottle of aftershave

37. Des Lynam

    19 november 2000 · 35 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway is sports presenter Des Lynam. Lees meer

    Favourite track: In Party mood by West End Celebrity Orchestra
    Book: Encyclopaedia of Natural Medicine
    Luxury: A drumkit

38. J K Rowling

    5 november 2000 · 36 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway is the writer and creator of Harry Potter J K Rowling. Lees meer

    Favourite track: First movement-Violin Concerto in D Major by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Book: SAS Survival Guide
    Luxury: Pen and unlimited paper

39. Ronald Harwood

    27 augustus 2000 · 36 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the writer Ronald Harwood. At the age of 17 Ronald Harwood left his home in South Africa and set sail for England, determined to become an actor. When that failed he turned his hand successfully to writing. Some plays, like The Dresser, draw on his theatrical experiences, others, like Articles of Faith deal with the political dilemmas. He leaves behind his thought-provoking work to join Sue Lawley on the mythical island. Lees meer

    [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

    Favourite track: Emperor Concerto No 5 in E Flat, Opus 73 by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Book: Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh
    Luxury: My bathroom

40. Christopher Lloyd

    20 augustus 2000 · 37 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the gardener and writer Christopher Lloyd. Well known for his forthright opinions, Christopher Lloyd has tended his family garden at Great Dixter in Sussex for nearly 70 years. It's been the source of inspiration for his many books and his column in the magazine Country Life, which he's written without a break since 1963. Lees meer

    [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

    Favourite track: Goldberg Variations by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Book: Letters by Gustave Flaubert
    Luxury: Syndicate whisky

41. Robert Swan

    13 augustus 2000 · 36 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the explorer and environmentalist, Robert Swan. When he was a boy Robert Swan became fascinated by Scott's attempt to conquer Antarctica and after university he decided not only to follow in his footsteps - but go one further and travel across the Arctic as well. In 1989 he achieved his dream - becoming the first man ever to walk unsupported to both the North and South Poles. Lees meer

    [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

    Favourite track: Better Off Alone by Alice Deejay
    Book: Huge copy of Times Atlas - largest available so I can see where I have been (168 countries so far)
    Luxury: An accountancy course

42. Sir Norman Wisdom

    6 augustus 2000 · 33 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the actor and comedian Sir Norman Wisdom. His cloth cap and tight-fitting jacket became his screen trademark in the 1950s and 1960s and characters like Norman Pitkin won him fans all over the world. Sir Norman talks to Sue Lawley about a career that's spanned more than 60 years and chooses eight records to take with him the mythical island. Lees meer

    [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

    Favourite track: Don't Laugh at Me 'Cos I'm a Fool by Norman Wisdom
    Book: Reach for the Skies by Sir Douglas Bader
    Luxury: Pot of stew with two dumplings

43. General Sir Charles Guthrie

    30 juli 2000 · 35 min

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    This week, Sue Lawley's castaway on Desert Island Discs is General Sir Charles Guthrie. Lees meer

    Favourite track: The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves by Giuseppe Verdi
    Book: Vol 1 of biography of the Duke of Wellington - Year of the Sword by Lady Longford
    Luxury: Surfboard

44. Sir Roger Penrose

    23 juli 2000 · 37 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the mathematician Sir Roger Penrose. His prize-winning work with Stephen Hawking on the nature of black holes brought his name to public attention in the 1960s. Since then he has made a controversial contribution to the debate over human consciousness and whether or not computers will ever be able to mimic the workings of the human mind. Lees meer

    [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

    Favourite track: Crucifixion from B Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Book: The fattest book by Michael Frayne
    Luxury: 19-note piano

45. Rt Hon Michael Portillo MP

    16 juli 2000 · 36 min

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    This week, Sue Lawley's castaway on Desert Island Discs is Michael Portillo. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Viene la Sera by Giacomo Puccini
    Book: Proust: Time Regained by Alain de Botton
    Luxury: Solar-powered laptop

46. Alan Parker

    9 juli 2000 · 34 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Alan Parker. When Alan Parker's Bugsy Malone came out in 1975, it marked the beginning of a very successful and sometimes controversial career. Films like Midnight Express, Fame and The Commitments underline his versatility and have won him countless awards all over the world. Lees meer

    [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

    Favourite track: Nimrod by Edward Elgar
    Book: A giant photo album of his four children and grandchildren that goes back over twenty years.
    Luxury: Watercolour paint box (plus brush and pad)

47. Peter Nichols

    2 juli 2000 · 35 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the playwright Peter Nichols. His award winning work, including Privates on Parade and A Day in The Death of Joe Egg has left audiences in stitches and sometimes in tears. With the recent revival of Passion Play, his darkly comic tale about adultery, Peter Nichols talks to Sue Lawley about his life and writing, and chooses eight records to take to the mythical desert island. Lees meer

    [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

    Favourite track: Hostias (from Requiem in D Minor) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Book: His diary which he has kept since he was 18 - to relive life since 1945
    Luxury: Cyanide tablet (if he can't have a tower and telescope or a full-size snooker table)

48. Dr Max Perutz

    25 juni 2000 · 37 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Dr Max Perutz. When he left Austria in 1936 to study at Cambridge, his fellow students dismissed his ambition to decipher the structure of the protein haemoglobin as 'mad'. No-one had seriously attempted to map a molecule that was made up of 10,000 atoms. Twenty-two years later he was successful. It was an achievement that earned him and his colleague John Kendrew the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1962 - and has since contributed to the study of blood diseases like sickle cell anaemia and Huntington's disease. Lees meer

    [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

    Favourite track: Piano Sonata No.30 in E Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Book: The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
    Luxury: Skis

49. Donald Sutherland

    18 juni 2000 · 35 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Donald Sutherland. He has acted in 104 films, including such classics as MASH, Don't Look Now and JFK. Tall and lanky as a child, he was called 'Goofus' or 'Dumbo' because of his big ears. However, it was those ears that caught the attention of the director of The Dirty Dozen and thus his film career was launched. Lees meer

    Now appearing on the British stage for the first time in 36 years, he chooses eight records to take to the mythical desert island.

    [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

    Favourite track: Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major 412 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Book: A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman
    Luxury: 100 cases of vintage Bordeaux

50. Clive James

    11 juni 2000 · 34 min

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    Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Clive James. Author, critic and television personality, he is presently contemplating his fourth autobiography - tracing the journey from his childhood in Australia to the Footlights Review at Cambridge University, and then to becoming the wittiest television critic and presenter in Britain. Lees meer

    During the interview Clive reads extracts from his poem 'Young Australian Rider, P.G. Burman', taken from his book Other Passport Poems 1958-1985.

    [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

    Favourite track: Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley
    Book: My Method of Singing by Enrico Caruso
    Luxury: Karaoke piano