Lord Woolf
Kirsty Young's castaway is former Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf.
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Lord Woolf. Throughout his career, he has been at the forefront of shaping our justice system. Following the Strangeways riots in 1990 he issued far-reaching reports on penal reform and his part in authorizing the release of James Bulger's killers attracted huge attention. As Master of the Rolls he made an historic judgement allowing Diane Blood to use her dead husband's sperm to have a child.
Lord Woolf's appetite to see justice done was sharpened as a wartime school boy and the only Jew at Fettes College in Edinburgh - he developed an early antipathy towards any perceived unfairness. His school master's contention that being a barrister wasn't the profession for a boy with a stutter only made him more determined to succeed.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: The Prisoner's Chorus from Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: The Koran
Luxury: A happy photograph of the whole family including the latest grandchildren.
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Franz Schubert
String Quartet No. 14 in D minor 'Death and the Maiden' - 1st movement
Orchestra: The Razumovsky Ensemble
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Fettes College Pipes & Drums
A Burns Medley
- Industria.
- Fettes.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Don Carlos Act 3
Orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan and Choir Conductor: Claudio Abbado
- Don Carlos.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Johnny Tillotson
Yellow Bird
- She Understands Me / That’s My Style.
- Ace.
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Castaway's Favourite
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Prisoners' Chorus (from Fidelio)
Choir: The Choir of the Berlin Opera Orchestra: The Berlin Philharmonic Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
- Fidelio.
- EMI.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
To love both young and old (Gremin's aria) (from Eugene Onegin)
Soloist: Nicolai Ghiaurov
- Eugene Onegin.
- Decca.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a 'Les adieux' - 1st movement
Soloist: Leon McCawley
- Beethoven Piano Music: Sonatas Pathetique.
- Sanctuary Records.
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Johannes Brahms
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor - 1st movement
Orchestra: Members of the Amadeus Quartet Conductor: Murray Perahia
- Brahms: Piano Quartet, Op. 25.
- CBS.
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Book Choice
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The Koran
Luxury Choice
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A happy photograph of the whole family including the latest grandchildren
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Kirsty Young |
| Interviewed Guest | Harry Woolf |
Broadcasts
- Sun 1 Jun 2008 11:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Fri 6 Jun 2008 09:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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