Professor Noel Fitzpatrick, veterinary surgeon
Professor Noel Fitzpatrick, veterinary surgeon, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.
Professor Noel Fitzpatrick is a veterinary surgeon who presents the television series The Supervet. He has pushed the boundaries of treatment available to animals and has developed ground breaking surgery including fitting the world鈥檚 first bionic leg on a dog.
Noel was born in Ballyfin in Ireland where his father Sean was a farmer. As a very small boy Noel鈥檚 job was to count the sheep at night which he credits as the catalyst for his enduring love of animals.
He completed his training in Ireland where he worked as a country vet looking after livestock. He moved to England in the 1990s and set up his referral practice in Surrey in 1997.
Some of his famous clients include Meghan Markle鈥檚 dog Guy and Russell Brand鈥檚 cat Morrissey. He has also written two best-selling books based on his experiences of working with animals.
DISC ONE: One by U2
DISC TWO: Love of My Life by Queen
DISC THREE: Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
DISC FOUR: Do Anything You Want To by Thin Lizzy
DISC FIVE: Walking in My Shoes by Depeche Mode
DISC SIX: Ruby Tuesday by The Rolling Stones
DISC SEVEN: Uprising by Muse
DISC EIGHT: Nothing Else Matters (Live) by Metallica And San Francisco Symphony
BOOK CHOICE: Oscar Wilde: Essays and Letters, Plays and Poems, Stories
LUXURY ITEM: A guitar
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: One by U2
Presenter: Lauren Laverne
Producer: Paula McGinley
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Music Played
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U2
One
- Achtung Baby.
- Universal-Island Records Limited.
- 3.
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Queen
Love Of My Life
- A Night At The Opera.
- EMI Records Limited.
- 9.
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Led Zeppelin
Stairway To Heaven
- Led Zeppelin IV (Deluxe Remastered).
- Atlantic.
- 4.
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Thin Lizzy
Do Anything You Want To
- Black Rose - A Rock Legend.
- Mercury Records Limited.
- 1.
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Depeche Mode
Walking in My Shoes
- Songs Of Faith And Devotion.
- Mute Records Limited.
- 2.
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The Rolling Stones
Ruby Tuesday
- Forty Licks.
- Decca Music Group Limited.
- 16.
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Muse
Uprising
- The Resistance.
- Warner Music UK Limited.
- 1.
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Metallica And San Francisco Symphony
Nothing Else Matters (Live)
- S&M2.
- EMI.
- 11.
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- Fri 16 Jul 2021 09:00大象传媒 Radio 4
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