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Radio 4,04 Mar 1990,40 mins

Sir Ian Trethowan

Desert Island Discs

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This week's Desert Island Discs castaway is Sir Ian Trethowan. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his days as a copy boy earning 27/6d on the Daily Sketch, his early journalistic career, his transition from television presenter to manager of BBC Radio, and some of the dramas and crises which characterised his days as Director-General of the BBC. A lifelong opera lover, he'll also be choosing eight records for his island idyll. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Der Rosenkavalier (Hab Mirs Gelobt) Final Act by Richard Strauss Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Luxury: Champagne

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Cinque dieci (from The Marriage Of Figaro)
    Cinque dieci (from The Marriage Of Figaro)
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  3. 2.
    In The Mood
    In The Mood
    Glenn Miller
  4. 3.
    Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral' - 2nd movement
    Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral' - 2nd movement
    Ludwig van Beethoven