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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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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 24 Jul 1992 09:05
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopin

    Mazurka In D major

    Soloist: Ignace Jan Paderewski

    • Paderewski Plays Chopin.
    • Pearl.

  • Frank Sinatra

    My Way

    • My Way.
    • Reprise.

  • Dooley Wilson & Elliot Carpenter

    As Time Goes By

    • 50 Years Of Film.
    • Warner Brothers.

  • Claude‐Joseph Rouget de l’Isle

    La Marseillaise

    Soloist: Placido Domingo Orchestra: The Paris Orchestra Conductor: Daniel Barenboim

    • Placido Domingo French Opera Arias.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Gabriel FaurΓ©

    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.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Partita for Keyboard No. 1 in B flat major

      Soloist: Glen Gould

      • Bach: The Partitas Preludes, Fugues & Fughettas.
      • CBS.

  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    Che farΓ² senza Euridice (What is Life?) (from Orpheus and Euridice)

    Soloist: Kathleen Ferrier Orchestra: The Orchestra Of The Netherlands Conductor: Charles Bruck

    • Mahler: Kindertotenlieder.
    • EMI.

  • Zydeco Brothers

    Jolie Blonde

    Artist: R Cajun

    • Don't Leave The Floor.
    • Bearcat.

  • Book Choice

    • Vile Bodies - Evelyn Waugh

  • Luxury Choice

    • Hallucinogenic drugs

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Sir Peregrine Worsthorne

Broadcasts

  • Sun 19 Jul 1992 12:15
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 24 Jul 1992 09:05
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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