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Radio 4,19 Apr 1998,45 mins

Sir Terry Frost

Desert Island Discs

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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the abstract artist Sir Terry Frost. He first became interested in art as a prisoner of war, when lack of food and freedom enhanced the beauty of a single leaf. On his return to Britain, nature continued to fascinate him and inform his work; bright circles of colour inspired by the Sun and Moon, or patterns of white-on-white remembered from a snowy landscape. Now 83, he's never been so busy. A good thing, he says, because it keeps the aches and pains away. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Tea For Two by Max Bygraves Book: Blank sheets to write his thoughts on imagination and memory Luxury: Mirror (for company)

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Tea For Two
    Tea For Two
    Max Bygraves
  3. 2.
    Oh It's A Lovely War
    Oh It's A Lovely War
    Theatre Workshop
  4. 3.
    Hymnen
    Hymnen
    Karlheinz Stockhausen