Sir Laurens Van Der Post
Sue Lawley's castaway is advisor to government and royalty Sir Laurens Van Der Post.
The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is a writer, a traveller and an advisor to a Prince and Prime Minister.
Now nearly 90, he'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his early years in South Africa, his incarceration as a Japanese prisoner-of-war and his life-long campaign to save the bushmen of the Kalahari Desert.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Piano Sonata No. 17 in Dm 'Tempest' by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: The Golden Bough by James Frazer
Luxury: Piano
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Music Played
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The Bushmen Of The Kalahari Desert
The Song Of The Rain
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Goro Yamaguchi
Yugure No Kyoku
- Grands Maitres De La Flute Shakuhachi.
- Ethnic.
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Hariprasad Chaurasia
Rag Kanusi Kanhra
Artist: Sabir Khan
- Hariprasad Chaurasia - Rag Kaunsi Kanhra.
- Nimbus Records.
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Sister Marie Keyrouz
Passion Et Resurrection
- Chants Byzantine - Soeur Marie Keyrouz.
- Harmonia Mundi France.
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Castaway's Favourite
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 'Tempest'
Soloist: Alfred Brendel
- Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Op. 31 Nos 1-3.
- Philips.
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Paul Robeson
Lazy Bones
- The Glorious Voice Of Paul Robeson.
- EMI.
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Shirley Abicair
Terrang Boelan
- Looking For A Boy.
- Fontana.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite No. 6 In D major- Gigue
Soloist: Yo Yo Ma
- Bach - 6 Suites For Unaccompanied Cello.
- CBS Masterworks.
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Book Choice
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The Golden Bough - James Frazer
Luxury Choice
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Piano
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Sue Lawley |
Interviewed Guest | Sir Laurens van der Post |
Broadcasts
- Sun 10 Nov 1996 12:15麻豆社 Radio 4
- Fri 15 Nov 1996 09:05麻豆社 Radio 4
- Sun 12 Jan 1997 12:15麻豆社 Radio 4
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