Sir Timothy Clifford
Sue Lawley's castaway is National Galleries of Scotland Director Sir Timothy Clifford.
Sue Lawley's castaway is National Galleries of Scotland Director Sir Timothy Clifford.
Favourite track: La Ci Darem La Mano in Act 1 of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: A La Recherche du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
Luxury: Renaissance casket with a selection of 15th & 16th century Italian drawings in it
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Music Played
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Giuseppe Verdi
Celeste Aida (from Aida)
Soloist: Placido Domingo Orchestra: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
- Aida.
- Sony Classical.
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Get Off My Cloud
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Non più andrai (from The Marriage of Figaro)
Orchestra: Band of the Coldstream Guards
- March Spectacular.
- Bandleader.
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Missa Papae Marcelli
Choir: Choir of Kings College, Cambridge
- Baroque Palestrina Monteverdi.
- EMI.
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Jimmy Shand and His Band
Marie's Wedding
- A Scottish Fancy.
- Grasmere.
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Giacomo Puccini
Mario! (from Tosca)
Soloist: Maria Callas and Giuseppe di Stefano
- Tosca.
- EMI.
Castaway's Favourite
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Là ci darem la mano (from Don Giovanni)
Soloist: Thomas Allane and Marie McLaughlin
- Don Giovanni.
- Philips.
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Siegfried's Funeral March (from Götterdämmerung)
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: George Solti
Book Choice
A La Recherche du Temps Perdu - Marcel Proust
Luxury Choice
Renaissance casket with a selection of 15th & 16th century Italian drawings in it
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Sir Timothy Clifford |
Broadcasts
- Sun 20 May 200111:15BBC Radio 4
- Fri 25 May 200109:00BBC Radio 4
- Sun 16 Sep 200111:15BBC Radio 4
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