George MacDonald Fraser
Sue Lawley's castaway is writer George MacDonald Fraser.
This week Sue Lawley's castaway is the writer George MacDonald Fraser. When George MacDonald Fraser decided to write about Flashman, the well-known bully in Tom Brown's Schooldays, he found the perfect star for a series of Victorian adventures - from the Opium Wars and Custer's Last Stand to the Charge of the Light Brigade. Eleven books later, the caddish Flashman now boasts a huge following all over the world.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Title Music for the Adventures of Robin Hood by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Book: Complete Oxford English Dictionary
Luxury: Typewriter
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Peter Dawson
The Cobbler's Song
- Peter Dawson Favourites.
- EMI.
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Title Music from Captain Blood
Artist: Original Soundtrack 1935
- The Warner Bros Years.
- Premier Soundtracks.
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The Regimental Band of the Royal Hussars
John Peel
- Band of the Royal Hussars.
- Bandleader.
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Fats Waller
My Very Good Friend the Milkman
- The Cream of Fats Waller.
- Flapper.
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Daniel François Esprit Auber
Fra Diavolo Overture
Orchestra: Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
- Fra Diavolo.
- EMI.
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Title Music for the Adventures of Robin Hood
Artist: Original Soundtrack
- The Warner Bros Years.
- Premier Soundtracks.
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West End Celebrity Orchestra
In Party Mood
- When Housewives Had the Choice.
- BBC.
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Regimental Band and the Massed Pipes of the Scots Guards
Black Bear
- The Scots Guards on Parade.
- EMI.
Book Choice
Complete Oxford English Dictionary
Luxury Choice
Typewriter
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | George MacDonald Fraser |
Broadcasts
- Sun 14 Jan 200111:15BBC Radio 4
- Fri 19 Jan 200109:00BBC Radio 4
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