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Auberon Waugh

Michael Parkinson's castaway is journalist and writer Auberon Waugh.

Auberon Waugh, now the Editor of the Literary Review, has gained a reputation as a controversial journalist. In conversation with Michael Parkinson, he talks about his father Evelyn Waugh, his childhood and his writing, which has included seven novels and his diary Private Eye.

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

Favourite track: Don Giovanni Act 1 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: Other Men's Flowers by Lord A P Wavell
Luxury: Vine

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 5 Sep 1986 09:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Arthur Sullivan

    The Pirates of Penzance

    Librettist: William Gilbert.

  • Harry Roy, Margorie Kingsley et al

    You Are My Sunshine

  • Johnnie Ray

    Walking My Baby Back Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

    • Greatest Hits.

  • Johnny Duncan & His Bluegrass Boys

    Last Train To San Fernando

    • After the Ball.

  • Burl Ives

    Big Rock Candy Mountain

    • Sing Out Sweet Land.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    La traviata Prelude to Act 1

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Don Giovanni Act 1

  • Tom Springfield

    The Carnival Is Over

    Ensemble: The Seekers.
    • The Very Best Of.

  • Book Choice

    • Other Men's Flowers - Lord A P Wavell

  • Luxury Choice

    • Vine

Credits

Presenter Michael Parkinson
Interviewed Guest Auberon Waugh

Broadcasts

  • Sun 31 Aug 1986 12:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 5 Sep 1986 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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