Professor Sir George Porter
Sue Lawley's castaway is President of the Royal Society Professor Sir George Porter.
The castaway in this week's Desert Island Discs is scientist Professor Sir George Porter. Currently President of the Royal Society, he'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his route from the local school - a tin shack called the Tin Lizzie, in the mining village in which he was born - to Nobel Prize winner for chemistry in 1967, and discussing the parlous state of science and science teaching in the 1990s.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: The Ode To Joy (Symphony No 9) by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Non-Equilibrium Thermo Dynamics by Prigogine
Luxury: Computer, paper and pen
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Music Played
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Andrew Litton
Bidin' My Time
- Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue.
- RPO.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major 'Emperor'
- Concerto No 5 In E Flat Major.
- HMV.
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Band of HM Royal Marines
Trafalgar
- The Band Of Her Mjaesty's Royal Marines.
- Philips.
Castaway's Favourite
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral' - Ode to Joy
- Beethoven: Symphony No 9.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Arthur Sullivan
Dance a cachucha, fandango, bolero (from The Gondoliers)
Librettist: William Gilbert.![]()
Giuseppe Verdi
Parigi, O cara (from La traviata)
- Verdi: La Traviata.
- Eclipse.
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Sergey Prokofiev
The Fight (Act 1) (from Romeo and Juliet)
- Romeo & Juliet: Prokofiev.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Johannes Brahms
Academic Festival Overture (finale)
- Brahms: Symphonies No 1-4.
- Decca.
Book Choice
Non-Equilibrium Thermo Dynamics - Prigogine
Luxury Choice
Computer, paper and pen
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Professor Sir George Porter |
Broadcasts
- Sun 11 Mar 199012:15BBC Radio 4
- Fri 16 Mar 199009:05BBC Radio 4
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