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Radio 4,27 Nov 1994,40 mins

Sir Howard Hodgkin

Desert Island Discs

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The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the painter Sir Howard Hodgkin. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about the hard road to recognition in this country - which he describes as being 'enemy territory' for painters. At 62, he has now achieved fame, fortune and to him a somewhat irksome knighthood. He'll be describing his problematic schoolboy years, his total commitment to art and what he considers to be the impact of his own work. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Youkali by Teresa Stratas Book: Journal De Eugene Delacroix by Eugene Delacroix Luxury: Mayonnaise - permanent supply

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Youkali
    Youkali
    Teresa Stratas
  3. 2.
    Che farò senza Euridice (What is Life?) (from Orpheus and Euridice)
    Che farò senza Euridice (What is Life?) (from Orpheus and Euridice)
    Christoph Willibald Gluck
  4. 3.
    Let's Do It
    Let's Do It
    Noël Coward