Lord Goodman
Sue Lawley's castaway is political advisor Lord Goodman.
The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is a man who has, on occasion, been described as the Mr Fixit of British public life. Arnold Goodman started off his professional life as a bright young North London solicitor, and, through a capacity for skilful negotiation and judicious advice, became the confidante of some of the most eminent political figures of post-war Britain. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his experience of Prime Ministers and politics, as well as his passion for opera, which, as a director of the Royal Opera House, he has been able to indulge to the full.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: O Namenlose Freude by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Who's Who
Luxury: An enormous box of chocolate ginger
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Giacomo Puccini
Act 3 Duet (from La Bohème)
- Puccini: La Boheme.
- RCA Classics.
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Leos JanΓ‘Δek
Katya Kabanova Act 3
- Janacek: Kata Kabanova.
- Decca.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Il trovatore
- Verdi: Il Travatore.
- EMI.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Eugene Onegin
- Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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George Gershwin
It ain't necessarily so (from Porgy and Bess)
- Gershwin: Porgy & Bess.
- EMI.
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Castaway's Favourite
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Ludwig van Beethoven
O, namen, Namenlose Freude! (from Fidelio)
- Beethoven: Fidelio.
- Decca.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Aria (from La traviata)
- Verdi: La Traviata-Domingo.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Edward Elgar
Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1 in D major 'Land of Hope and Glory'
- Elgar: The Spirit Of England.
- EMI.
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Book Choice
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Who's Who
Luxury Choice
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An enormous box of chocolate ginger
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Lord Goodman |
Broadcasts
- Sun 6 Jan 1991 12:15ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Fri 11 Jan 1991 09:05ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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