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Jeffrey Bernard

Sue Lawley's castaway is Spectator columnist Jeffrey Bernard.

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the Spectator columnist Jeffrey Bernard. His Low Life column has gained him something of a cult following over the 15 years or so it's been appearing; slightly irregularly. It concentrates on the kind of life in Soho which seems often to revolve solely around drinking, women and gambling - the kind of life Jeffrey Bernard enjoys, by his own admission. And of course, last year Keith Waterhouse turned some of these columns into the highly-successful West End hit Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell - a production starring Peter O'Toole which is about to return to the Shaftesbury Theatre next month.

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

Favourite track: Introitus Requiem Mass by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: Complete Sherlock Holmes Short Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Luxury: Hgih-powered hunting rifle and ammunition

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 15 Mar 1991 09:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Requiem in D minor - Introitus

      Soloist: Ileana Cotrubas Orchestra: The Academy and Chorus Of St Martins In The Fields

      • Requiem Mass.
      • Argo.

  • Enrique Granados

    Andaluza (Dance No. 5) (from Danzas espaΓ±olas)

    Soloist: Alicia De Larrocha

    • Spanish Fireworks/ Alicia De Larrocha.
    • Decca.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No. 1 in E minor - 1st movement

    Orchestra: The Philharmonia And New Philharmonia Orchestra

    • Sibelius; Symphony No 1.
    • Decca.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major

    Soloist: Artur Rubinstein Orchestra: The RCA Victor Symphony

    • Piano Concertos 23 & 24.
    • RCA Classics.

  • Edward Elgar

    Enigma Variations - EDU

    Orchestra: The London Philharmonic Orchestra

    • Elgar: Enigma Variations.
    • Chandos.

  • Richard Strauss

    Der Rosenkavalier Act 3

    Soloist: Christa Ludwig, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Teresa Stich-Randall Orchestra: The Philharmonia And New Philharmonia Orchestra

    • Strauss/Der Rosenkavalier.
    • EMI.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet in E Flat Major (Beginning)

    Orchestra: The Melos Quartet

    • The Late String Quartets.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in E flat major - 1st movement

    Orchestra: The Tatrai Quartet

    • Haydn: 6 String Quartets.
    • Hungaraton.

  • Book Choice

    • Complete Sherlock Holmes Short Stories - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

  • Luxury Choice

    • Hgih-powered hunting rifle and ammunition

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Jeffrey Bernard

Broadcasts

  • Sun 10 Mar 1991 12:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 15 Mar 1991 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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