Ron Todd
Sue Lawley's castaway is trade unionist Ron Todd.
The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is Ron Todd - leader of Britain's largest trade union, the Transport and General Workers' Union. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his childhood as the son of a Walthamstow street-market trader, his rejection of Catholicism and conversion to socialism and about how he feels about the modern Labour Party and the role of trade unions in the 1990s.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Black And White Rag by Emmy Todd
Book: The collected works by Robert Burns
Luxury: Piano
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Music Played
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George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Soloist: Gershwin Orchestra: The Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra, The Columbia Jazz Band
- Gershwin Plays Gershwin.
- RCA Classics.
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Castaway's Favourite
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Emmy Todd
Black And White Rag
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Eric Coates
Knightsbridge March
Orchestra: The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
- Coates: London Suite.
- Arabesque.
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Claude Debussy
Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque)
Soloist: Cecile Ousset
- Debussy: Images.
- EMI.
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Charlie Barnet
Skyliner
- Kings Of Swing/ Various Artists.
- K-Tel.
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Nat King Cole
The Very Thought Of You
- Let's Fall In Love.
- Music For Pleasure France.
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Hubert Parry
Jerusalem
Choir: The Choir Of Canterbury Cathedral
- Your Hundred Best Tunes.
- Decca.
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Shirley Bassey
I Wish You Love
- The Love Album.
- Music For Pleasure France.
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Book Choice
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The collected works - Robert Burns
Luxury Choice
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Piano
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Sue Lawley |
Interviewed Guest | Ron Todd |
Broadcasts
- Sun 30 Jun 1991 12:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Fri 5 Jul 1991 09:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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