Most Rev Robert Runcie
Sue Lawley's castaway is the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Robert Runcie.
The first castaway of 1989 in this week's Desert Island Discs is one of Britain's most senior church leaders - the Most Reverend Robert Runcie, the 102nd Archbishop of Canterbury. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his Liverpool childhood and his war years when, as a tank commander, he won the military cross.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: The Sanctus
Book: The Odyssey by Homer
Luxury: Rocking chair
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Music Played
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Edward Elgar
Sea Pictures - Sea slumber-song
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Fats Waller
Dinah
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Regimental Band and the Massed Pipes of the Scots Guards
Hielan' Laddie
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Giacomo Puccini
Love Duet (from La Bohème)
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending
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Gustav Holst & Christina Rossetti
In The Bleak Midwinter
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Vesperae solennes de confessore - Laudate Dominum
Performer: Felicity Lott. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B minor - Sanctus
Performer: Academy & Chorus of St Martin in the Field.
Book Choice
The Odyssey - Homer
Luxury Choice
Rocking chair
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Most Rev Robert Runcie |
Broadcasts
- New Year's Day 198912:15BBC Radio 4
- Fri 6 Jan 198909:05BBC Radio 4
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