Robert McCrum
Sue Lawley's castaway is writer and journalist Robert McCrum.
Sue Lawley's guest this week is Robert McCrum. The author of six highly acclaimed novels and literary editor of the Observer, he describes how he woke up one morning, at the age of 42, to a raging headache and partial paralysis. He had suffered a stroke and it was to take him more than a year to recover. Later, he was to write a memoir about that process which became not only a guide to other sufferers, but also a love story dedicated to his wife.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Prelude - Cello Suite No 3 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome
Luxury: St John's Wort
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Benjamin Britten
Elegy (from Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings)
Soloist: Peter Pears with Dennis Brain Orchestra: Boyd Neel String Orchestra Conductor: Benjamin Britten
- Britten: Serenade/Michelangelo etc.
- Decca.
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Bill Haley and His Comets
Rock Around The Clock
- The Best Rock βnβ Roll Album in the World Ever!.
- Virgin.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 'Tempest' - 3rd movement
Soloist: Wilhelm Kempff
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 16, 17, 18 & 19.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Soloist: Andre Previn Orchestra: the London Symphony Orchestra
- Gershwin:Rhapsody in Blue: An American in Paris.
- EMI.
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Bob Dylan
Tangled up in Blue
- Blood on the tracks.
- CBS.
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The Lightning Seeds
Change
- Shine Too.
- Polygram TV.
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William Shakespeare
Fear No More the Heat O' the Sun (from Cymbeline)
Artist: Ted Hughes
- By Heart: 101 Poems to Remember.
- Penguin Audiobooks.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite for Solo Cello No. 3 in C major - 1st movement
Soloist: Paul Tortelier
- Bach:Les 6 Suites Pour Violoncelle.
- EMI.
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Book Choice
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Three Men in a Boat - Jerome K Jerome
Luxury Choice
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St Johnβs Wort
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Robert McCrum |
Broadcasts
- Sun 5 Mar 2000 11:15ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Fri 10 Mar 2000 09:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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