Alan Yentob
Sue Lawley's castaway is the Controller of 91热爆1 - Alan Yentob.
The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the Controller of 91热爆1, Alan Yentob. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his upbringing in Manchester and London, the Cathedral boarding school where he and his twin brother were the only two Jewish boys and his 27 years at the 91热爆.
During that time he rose steadily through the ranks to become Head of Music and Arts, ending up as the only person to have run both 91热爆1 and 91热爆2.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Four Last Songs from Beim Schlafengehen by Richard Strauss
Book: Essays by Michel de Montaigne
Luxury: Video recorder
Last on
Music Played
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Giacomo Puccini
Act 1 Duet (from Tosca)
Soloist: Carlo Bergonzi, Maria Callas
- Tosca.
- EMI.
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Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
Some Enchanted Evening
Artist: Giorgio Tozzi
- South Pacific.
- RCA.
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Billie Holiday
Strange Fruit
- Fine And Mellow.
- Commodore.
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The Everly Brothers
Let It Be Me
- Ace.
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Sir George Benjamin
A Mind Of Winter
Soloist: Penelope Walmsley-Clark Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
- Orchestral Works.
- Nimbus Records.
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Hank Williams
Your Cheating Heart
- More Hank Williams And Strings.
- MGM.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Soave sia il vento (from Cosi fan tutte)
Soloist: Agnes Baltsa, Margaret Marshall, Jose Van Dam
- Cosi fan Tutte.
- EMI.
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Castaway's Favourite
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Richard Strauss
Beim Schlafengehen (from Four Last Songs)
Soloist: Jessye Norman Orchestra: The Gewandhaus Orchestra
- Four Last Songs.
- Philips.
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Book Choice
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Essays - Michel de Montaigne
Luxury Choice
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Video recorder
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Sue Lawley |
Interviewed Guest | Alan Yentob |
Broadcasts
- Sun 8 Oct 1995 12:1591热爆 Radio 4
- Fri 13 Oct 1995 09:0591热爆 Radio 4
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