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Sir Stanley Kalms

Sue Lawley's castaway is businessman Sir Stanley Kalms.

This week Sue Lawley's castaway is the businessman, Sir Stanley Kalms. Over the last fifty years he's turned Dixons, the small photographic studio his father opened in the 1930s, into one of Britain's biggest retail outlets. The group now covers PC World, Currys and The Link. He chooses eight records to take with him to the mythical island.

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

Favourite track: Air On A G String by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
Luxury: Pack of cards

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45 minutes

Last on

Sun 1 Jul 2001 11:15
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Nutcracker Suite - Waltz of the flowers

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: John Lanchbery

    • Highlights from Swan Lake/Sleeping Beauty.
    • EMI.

  • Charles Trenet

    La Mer

    • Forces Sweetheart.
    • Hit Label.

  • Moses Pergament

    Kol Nidrei

    • Jewish Liturgical Music.
    • Bis.

  • Gioachino Rossini

    The Thieving Magpie Overture

    Orchestra: London Classical Players Conductor: Roger Norrington

    • Overtures.
    • EMI.

  • Frank Sinatra

    My Way

    • My Way.
    • Reprise.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major - 2nd movement (Air on a G string)

      Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

      • Brandenburg Concertos.
      • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Richard Strauss

    Beim Schlafengehen (from Four Last Songs)

    Soloist: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Orchestra: Radio Symphony Orchestra

    • Four Last Songs.
    • EMI.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    E Lucevan Le Stelle (from Tosca)

    Soloist: Guiseppe di Stefano Orchestra: Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan Conductor: Victor de Sabata

    • Tosca.
    • EMI.

  • Book Choice

    • The Wealth of Nations - Adam Smith

  • Luxury Choice

    • Pack of cards

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Sir Stanley Kalms

Broadcast

  • Sun 1 Jul 2001 11:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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