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Sue Lawley's castaway is actor John Thaw.

The castaway in this week's Desert Island Discs is an actor who rose to fame by portraying two rather different sorts of policemen on the nation's television screens. John Thaw, though a versatile stage actor, having appeared at the Royal Court and played with the Royal Shakespeare Company, is best known for the roles of Jack Reegan in the Sweeney, and, more recently, the morose but music-loving Inspector Morse. A passionate lover of classical music himself, he'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his early childhood in Lancashire, his marriage to actress Sheila Hancock and his aversion to the perils of stardom.

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

Record: Erbarme Dich, Mein Gott (St Matthew Passion)
Book: The Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Luxury: Large comfortable armchair

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40 minutes

Last on

Sun 14 Jul 1991 12:15
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No. 5 in E flat major

    Orchestra: The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

    • Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 5 & 7.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    In questa Reggia (from Turandot)

    Soloist: Dame Eva Turner Orchestra: The London Philharmonic Orchestra

    • Puccini: Turandot.
    • EMI.

  • Edward Elgar

    Cello Concerto in E minor - 1st movement

    Soloist: Jacqueline Du Pre Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

    • Elga: Cello Concerto, Sea Pictures.
    • EMI.

  • Franz Schubert

    String Quintet in C major - 2nd movement

    Soloist: Paul Tortelier, Milton Katims, Pablo Casals, Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider

    • Schubert: String Quintet.
    • CBS.

  • Sheila Hancock

    Little Girls (from Annie)

    • Annie: The Original Cast.
    • CBS.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Magic Flute Overture

    Orchestra: The Philharmonia And New Philharmonia Orchestra

    • Mozart: Magic Flute.
    • EMI.

  • Richard Strauss

    Beim Schlafengehen (from Four Last Songs)

    Soloist: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

    • Strauss: Four Last Songs.
    • EMI.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      St Matthew Passion - Erbarme dich

      Soloist: Marga Hoffgen Orchestra: The Stuttgart Chamber

      • J S Bach: St Matthew Passion.
      • Decca.

  • Book Choice

    • The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame

  • Luxury Choice

    • Large comfortable armchair

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest John Thaw

Broadcasts

  • Sun 7 Oct 1990 12:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 12 Oct 1990 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Sun 14 Jul 1991 12:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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