Roger McGough
Sue Lawley's castaway is poet Roger McGough.
The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the poet Roger McGough. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his boyhood in Liverpool where he showed little aptitude for literature - it wasn't until he went to Hull University that he discovered his true vocation. It was one that was to take him, via a best-selling number one record, Lily the Pink, with the group The Scaffold, to become one of the country's most enduringly successful poets.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Foghorns On The Mersey
Book: Times Atlas of the Night Sky
Luxury: Black cab
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Giuseppe Verdi
La donna 猫 mobile (from Rigoletto)
Soloist: Beniamino Gigli
- Beniamino Gigli In Concert 1938 - 1955.
- Eklipse Records.
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Auscultate
Veni Creator Spiritus
- Chant Gregorien Pour Le Temps De La Pentecoste.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Dylan Thomas
Under Milk Wood
Artist: Richard Burton
- Argo.
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Maurice Ravel
Pavane pour une infante d茅funte
Soloist: Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Decca.
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The Beatles
Love Me Do
- Past Masters Vol 1.
- Parlophone.
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Stan Getz
My Funny Valentine
Artist: J J Johnson
- Jazz At The Opera House.
- Verve.
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Barbara Dickson
Marilyn Monroe
- Blood Brothers.
- Legacy.
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Sounds of the Sea and Ships
Foghorns On The Mersey
- Sounds of the Sea and Ships.
- Argo.
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Book Choice
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Times Atlas of the Night Sky
Luxury Choice
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Black cab
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Roger McGough |
Broadcasts
- Sun 10 Apr 1994 12:1591热爆 Radio 4
- Fri 15 Apr 1994 09:0591热爆 Radio 4
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