Main content

Rt Rev. And Rt Hon. Gerald Ellison

Roy Plomley's castaway is Bishop of London Gerald Ellison.

Favourite track: Symphony No. 1 in A Flat by Edward Elgar
Book: Music Criticisms 1888-89 by George Bernard Shaw
Luxury: Trombone

Available now

40 minutes

Last on

Tue 14 Mar 1978 12:20
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

More episodes

Previous

Paco PeΓ±a

Next

George MacDonald Fraser

See all episodes from Desert Island Discs

Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Edward Elgar

      Symphony No. 1 in A flat major

  • George Frideric Handel

    Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E major

  • Arthur Sullivan

    Patience Act 1 (finale)

    Librettist: William Gilbert.

  • The Scaffold

    Thank You Very Much

  • Richard Strauss

    Zueignung, Op. 10/1

  • LΓ©on BoΓ«llmann

    Variations For Cello and Orchestra

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Tatiana's Letter Scene (from Eugene Onegin)

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Agnus Dei (from Requiem Mass)

  • Book Choice

    • Music Criticisms 1888-89 - George Bernard Shaw

  • Luxury Choice

    • Trombone

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Rt Rev. And Rt Hon. Gerald Ellison

Broadcasts

  • Sat 11 Mar 1978 18:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Tue 14 Mar 1978 12:20
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

Featured in...

The Desert Island Discs podcast

The Desert Island Discs podcast

Subscribe or download individual episodes.

Listen to over 2,000 programmes

Click above to browse castaways, from 1942 to today.

Articles

Read the surprising things we've learned about some stand-out castaways.

Podcast