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Prof Hugh Pennington

Kirsty Young's castaway is bacteriologist Professor Hugh Pennington.

Kirsty Young's castaway is Professor Hugh Pennington. Professor Pennington has spent his life trying to understand diseases and how they spread. He has chaired two major enquiries into E. coli, and his influence is felt everywhere from school kitchens to hospital wards. But he concedes that in his own home, efforts to ban the humble tea towel from his kitchen have so far failed.

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

Favourite track: Sonata in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: The Cabinet Cyclopedia by Dionysius Lardner
Luxury: Brass microscope.

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Fri 17 Jul 2009 09:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Sonata in D minor

      Soloist: Andreas Staier

      • Bach Keyboard Works 11 - Vol. 10.
      • Teldec.

  • Jim Europe’s 369th US Infantry Band

    Memphis Blues

    • Too Much Mustard.
    • Saydisc.

  • Henry Eccles

    Sonata in A Minor for double bass and string Orchestra

    Soloist: Massimo Giorgi Orchestra: I Solisti Aquilani Conductor: Vittorio Antonellini

    • Il Contrabasso Italiano.
    • Koch.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Cessate, omai cessate

    Soloist: Andreas Scholl

    • Vivaldi/Stabat Mater.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Hungarian traditional music

    When the Cabbage is Served

    • Fono.

  • George Elrick with Annie Shand Scott & her Band

    Neeps Tae Pluck

    • Aikey Brae/ Neeps Tae Pluck.
    • Parlophone.

  • Mound City Blue Blowers

    Hello Lola

    • Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Benny Carter: 3 Great Swing Saxophones.
    • Bluebird.

  • Joe Aitken

    The Kelty Clippie

    • Tam Reid Ceilidh.
    • Ross Records.

  • Book Choice

    • The Cabinet Cyclopedia - Dionysius Lardner

  • Luxury Choice

    • Brass microscope

Credits

Presenter Kirsty Young
Interviewed Guest Hugh Pennington

Broadcasts

  • Sun 12 Jul 2009 10:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 LW
  • Sun 12 Jul 2009 11:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
  • Fri 17 Jul 2009 09:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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