Viscount Rothermere
Sue Lawley's castaway is businessman Viscount Rothermere.
The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is Viscount Rothermere. As proprietor of the Daily Mail, the Mail On Sunday, London's Evening Standard and a string of regional newspapers, he is the last of the hereditary grandees who once dominated the newspaper industry. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his family's long involvement with newspapers, about his own views on the ethical problems facing the press today and about his ability to see into the future.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: How Ya Gonna Keep Em Down On The Farm by Eddie Cantor
Book: Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
Luxury: A pair of scissors
Last on
Music Played
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Giacomo Puccini
Si, mi chiamano Mimi (from La Boh猫me)
Soloist: Dame Nellie Melba
- La Boheme.
- Saga.
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B茅la Bart贸k
Scherzo (Burlesque)
Soloist: Zoltan Kocsis Orchestra: The Budapest Festival Orchestra
- Bella Bartok Early Works For Piano and Orchestra.
- Philips.
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Castaway's Favourite
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Eddie Cantor
How Ya Gonna Keep Em Down On The Farm
- Original Recordings.
- RCA Classics.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 8 in C minor
Orchestra: The Kirov Orchestra
- Kirov Orchestra St Petersburg.
- Philips.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection' -5th movement
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonica Conductor: Zubin Mehta
- Mahler Symphony No 2.
- Decca.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
Soloist: Martha Argerich Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
- Martha Argerich.
- Philips.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Concerto No 3 in D Minor
Soloist: Martha Argerich Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
- Martha Argerich.
- Philips.
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Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
- Bruckner Symphony No 9.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Book Choice
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Divine Comedy - Dante Alighieri
Luxury Choice
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A pair of scissors
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Sue Lawley |
Interviewed Guest | Viscount Rothermere |
Broadcasts
- Sun 14 Apr 1996 12:15大象传媒 Radio 4
- Fri 19 Apr 1996 09:05大象传媒 Radio 4
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