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This Week's Guest:
Sir Menzies Campbell
Sunday 17 October
Repeated
Friday 22 October |
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Menzies's Choice |
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the Liberal Democrat politician Sir Menzies Campbell.
Born in Glasgow, he excelled at both academia and sports making it to University in Glasgow and then Stanford in California where he studied law but all the while dividing his time between this and his other great love - athletics. He became the fastest man in Britain holding and re-breaking the record for the 100 metres between 1967 and 1974 and competed in the 1964 Olympic and 1966 Commonwealth games.
As a lawyer he was called to the Scottish Bar in 1968 and was made QC in 1982. His political career began thirty years ago when he stood for his first parliamentary seat in 1974, fighting three more elections before winning North East Fife in 1987. He quickly became a fast rising star and is now Deputy Leader of the party and spokesman on Foreign Affairs .
He was awarded a CBE in 1987, became a privy councillor in 1999 and was knighted earlier this year in the New Years Honors list.
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1.The Ride of the Valkyries
Performer Berlin Philharmonic orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan
Composer Wagner
Publisher Polydor international
CD Title Passeport pour L'opera
Track 17
Label Deutsche Grammophon
Rec No: 423 519-2
2. Under Milk Wood
Performer Richard Burton
Composer Dylan Thomas
Publisher BBC
CD Title Under Milk Wood
Track 1
FROM BBC ARCHIVE PERFORMANCE
3. Chariots of Fire
Performer Vangelis
Composer Vangelis
Publisher Deutsche Grammophon
CD Title Portraits
Track 14
Label Polydor
Rec No:5311512
4. Hey Mr Tambourine Man
Performer Bob Dylan
Composer Bob Dylan
Publisher Sony music
CD Title Bob Dylan:Greatest Hits
Track 6
Label Columbia
Rec No: 4609072
5.Prisoners Chorus from Beethoven's Fidelio
Performer Arnold Schoenberg Choir with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Sir Simon Rattle
Composer Beethoven
Publisher EMI
CD Title Fidelio
Track CD1 TRK 20
Label EMI
Rec No: 5575552
6.Dies Irae
Performer Kirov Orchestra conducted by Valergy Gergiev
Composer Verdi
Publisher Philips Classics
CD Title Verdi Requiem
Track 2
Label Philips
Rec No: 468 080-2
7.Highland Cathedral
Performer Grenadier Guards and Gordon Highlanders
Composer Korb/Koever
Publisher Bulk music
CD Title Grenadier Guards and Gordon Highlanders: New World Salute
Track 7
Label Bandleader
Rec No: BNA 5019
8.Mahler's 5th Symphony
Performer BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gunther Herbig
Composer Mahler
Publisher BBC Worldwide music
CD Title Death of Venice
Track 4
Label BBC
Rec No:BBCM50082
Record: Ride of the Valkyries
Book: Treasure Island & Kidnapped as one volume -
Robert Louis Stevenson
Luxury: Set of golf clubs.
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