Sir Leon Brittan
Sue Lawley's castaway is European Commissioner Sir Leon Brittan.
The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is Sir Leon Brittan. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about life as one of Britain's European Commissioners in Brussels, where he has been for the last five and a half years, since his resignation over the Westland affair. He'll also be looking back on his glittering early career - winning an Exhibition to Cambridge at 16, a double first in English and Law, and becoming, at 41, the youngest member of the Cabinet.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Sonnet No 116 by William Shakespeare
Book: The collected works by Geoffrey Chaucer
Luxury: Collection of large-scale Ordnance Survey maps of England
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Music Played
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
Conductor: Leopold Stokowski. Performer: The Philadelphia Orchestra.- Toccata And Fugue.
- Decca.
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Bernard Kerr
England Winning Back The Ashes From The Australians, 1953
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Arthur Sullivan
When I was a lad (from HMS Pinafore)
Librettist: William Gilbert.- HMS Pinafore.
- Decca.
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Castaway's Favourite
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William Shakespeare
Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds (Sonnet 116)
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Dykes
Eternal Father Strong To Save
- Music At Greenwich.
- Abbey.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Dio che nell'alma infondere (from Don Carlos)
- Decca.
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AntonΓn DvoΕ™Γ΅k
Cello Concerto in B minor - 3rd movement
- Dvorak/Tchaikovsky - Rostropovitch.
- Erato.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Finale (from Die EntfΓΌhrung aus dem Serail)
- Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail.
- Archiv.
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Book Choice
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The collected works - Geoffrey Chaucer
Luxury Choice
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Collection of large-scale Ordnance Survey maps of England
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Sue Lawley |
Interviewed Guest | Leon Brittan |
Broadcasts
- Sun 27 Jun 1993 12:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Fri 2 Jul 1993 09:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Fri 5 Aug 1994 09:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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