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Radio 4,23 Jul 2000,45 mins

Sir Roger Penrose

Desert Island Discs

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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the mathematician Sir Roger Penrose. His prize-winning work with Stephen Hawking on the nature of black holes brought his name to public attention in the 1960s. Since then he has made a controversial contribution to the debate over human consciousness and whether or not computers will ever be able to mimic the workings of the human mind. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Crucifixion from B Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: The fattest book by Michael Frayne Luxury: 19-note piano

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Mass in B Minor - Crucifixus
    Mass in B Minor - Crucifixus
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. 2.
    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major - 2nd movement
    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major - 2nd movement
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  4. 3.
    Dance of the Knights (from Romeo and Juliet)
    Dance of the Knights (from Romeo and Juliet)
    Sergey Prokofiev