Enoch Powell
Sue Lawley's castaway is politician Enoch Powell.
The castaway in this week's Desert Island Discs is the Rt Hon Enoch Powell - politician, poet and classical scholar. He'll be looking back on some of the incidents and issues which have made him one of the most controversial politicians in post-war Britain - among them, his so-called Rivers of Blood speech on immigration policy, and his exhortation to the electorate to vote Labour after his resignation over Britain's entry into the EEC.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: The Renunciation of Siegfried (from Götterdämmerung) by Richard Wagner
Book: Old Testament In Hebrew & Greek
Luxury: Smoking device to smoke fish
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Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla (from Das Rheingold)
Soloist: Set Svanholm, George London Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonia Orchestra
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Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond (from Die Walküre)
Soloist: James King Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonia Orchestra
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Forging Song (from Siegfried)
Soloist: Wolfgang Windgassen Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonia Orchestra
Castaway's Favourite
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The Renunciation of Siegfried (from Götterdämmerung)
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonia Orchestra Soloist: Wolfgang Windgassen, Birgit Nilsonn
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major 'Pastoral'
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonia Orchestra
- Beethoven Symphony No 6.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral' - 4th movement
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonia Orchestra
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Prisoners' Chorus (from Fidelio)
Orchestra: The Philharmonia and New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Beethoven Fidelio.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Joseph Haydn
Recitative
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonia Orchestra
- Haydn's Creation.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
Book Choice
Old Testament In Hebrew & New Testament in Greek
Luxury Choice
Smoking device to smoke fish
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Enoch Powell |
Broadcasts
- Sun 19 Feb 198912:15BBC Radio 4
- Fri 24 Feb 198909:05BBC Radio 4
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