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Radio 4,26 Aug 2001,45 mins

Lord Roll

Desert Island Discs

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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Lord Roll. Now in his 90s, Eric Roll is enjoying his third career as an investment banker. As a young man he was a talented academic, but he left university life in the 40s to join the civil service. There he was regarded as one of the cleverest negotiators of his generation, working with Ernest Bevin on the Marshall Plan, Edward Heath on EEC membership and Harold Wilson on the Department of Economic Affairs. Lord Roll chooses eight records to take with him to the mythical island. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Clarinet Quintet in A major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Faust by Johann Wolfgang Goethe Luxury: Cassette recorder and cassettes

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Clarinet Quintet in A major
    Clarinet Quintet in A major
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  3. 2.
    Serenade No. 13 in G major 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik' - 1st movement
    Serenade No. 13 in G major 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik' - 1st movement
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  4. 3.
    Madamina, il catalogo è questo (from Don Giovanni)
    Madamina, il catalogo è questo (from Don Giovanni)
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart