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Don McCullin

Roy Plomley's castaway is photojournalist Don McCullin.

Don McCullin has won an enormous reputation for his photographic coverage of the many wars which have torn the world apart in the last 20 years.

In conversation with Roy Plomley, he talks about his exceedingly dangerous career and about his travels, which have even taken him to a desert island, and, in light of this experience, he chooses the eight records he would like to have for a prolonged island sojourn.

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

Favourite track: Symphony No 3 in C Minor by Camille Saint-SaΓ«ns
Book: One year of issues of the Times
Luxury: Mirror

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 16 Mar 1984 09:05
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Nessun dorma

    Soloist: Jussi BjΓΆrling

  • Beniamino Gigli With Orchestra

    Prologue: Si Puo? Si Puo? (from I Pagliacci)

  • Paul Robeson

    Ol' Man River

  • Samuel Barber

    Adagio For Strings

    Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Leonard Bernstein

  • Charles Gounod

    Faust Act 1

    Orchestra: French National Theatre Opera Orchestra Conductor: Andre Cluytens

  • NoΓ«l Coward

    Mad Dogs and Englishmen

    • The Revues.

  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    Che farΓ² senza Euridice (What is Life?) (from Orpheus and Euridice)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargeant

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Camille Saint‐SaΓ«ns

      Symphony No. 3 in C minor 'Organ'

      Soloist: Gaston Litaize Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

  • Book Choice

    • One year of issues of the Times

  • Luxury Choice

    • Mirror

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Don McCullin

Broadcasts

  • Sat 10 Mar 1984 18:25
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 16 Mar 1984 09:05
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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