Sir Peregrine Worsthorne
Sue Lawley's castaway is newspaper columnist Sir Peregrine Worsthorne.
The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is newspaper columnist Sir Peregrine Worsthorne. Outspoken and flamboyant, he believes that the columnists' brief is to supply opinions for those who haven't the time to think. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his life and work and remembering how his use of a four-letter word on primetime television blighted his career for several years.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Partita No 1 in B Flat Major by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh
Luxury: Hallucinogenic drugs
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Mazurka In D major
Soloist: Ignace Jan Paderewski
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Frank Sinatra
My Way
- My Way.
- Reprise.
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Dooley Wilson & Elliot Carpenter
As Time Goes By
- 50 Years Of Film.
- Warner Brothers.
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Claude鈥怞oseph Rouget de l鈥橧sle
La Marseillaise
Soloist: Placido Domingo Orchestra: The Paris Orchestra Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
- Placido Domingo French Opera Arias.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Gabriel Faur茅
Sanctus (from Requiem)
Choir: The Choir Of King's College Cambridge Orchestra: The English Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Philip Ledger
- Faure's Requiem/ Messe Basse.
- EMI.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita for Keyboard No. 1 in B flat major
Soloist: Glen Gould
- Bach: The Partitas Preludes, Fugues & Fughettas.
- CBS.
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Che far貌 senza Euridice (What is Life?) (from Orpheus and Euridice)
Soloist: Kathleen Ferrier Orchestra: The Orchestra Of The Netherlands Conductor: Charles Bruck
- Mahler: Kindertotenlieder.
- EMI.
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Zydeco Brothers
Jolie Blonde
Artist: R Cajun
- Don't Leave The Floor.
- Bearcat.
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Book Choice
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Vile Bodies - Evelyn Waugh
Luxury Choice
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Hallucinogenic drugs
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Sir Peregrine Worsthorne |
Broadcasts
- Sun 19 Jul 1992 12:15麻豆社 Radio 4
- Fri 24 Jul 1992 09:05麻豆社 Radio 4
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