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This Week's Guest:
Dr Jonathan Miller
Sunday 23 January
Repeated
Friday 28 January |
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Jonathan's Choice |
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Photo by Michael MacLaren
Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Dr Jonathan Miller
Jonathan Miller has been an influential and prolific force in British intellectual life since the 1960s. A writer, theatre and opera director and explainer of science to the public, he's had not one career, but several, and is seemingly capable of endlessly reinventing himself - as a scientist, a director, a television presenter, a writer, a film-maker and, more recently, a sculptor.
Whilst still a medical student he received an invitation which changed the course of his life and career - to take part in a sketch show called Beyond the Fringe which was to go to the Edinburgh Festival. Jonathan was never to return to science full-time, as invitations to direct began to come in. He went on to become a leading theatre and opera director, celebrated for productions which included Tosca set in Mussolini's Italy and a mobster Rigoletto.This career alone would be regarded by many as more than sufficient, but Jonathan Miller combined it with making films and presenting television programmes.
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1.Ode to Billie Joe
Performer Bobbie Gentry
Composer Bobbie Gentry
Publisher Global music
CD Title The Best of Bobbie Gentry
Track 1
Label Music for Pleasure
Rec No:CDMFP6115
2.Calling All Workers
Performer Chappell recorded Music Library
Composer Eric Coates
Publisher Marlowlynn
CD Title Nostalgic themes Revisited
Track 2
Label Chappell
Rec No:CHAP 187
3.The Harry Lime theme
Performer Anton Karas
Composer Anton Karas
Publisher Disconforme
CD Title Soundtrack from the Third Man
Track 2
Label Definitive
Rec No:SFCD33538
4.Yes, my Darling Daughter
Performer Dinah Shaw
Composer Lawrence, Sirmay
CD Title Living Era: Blues in the Night. A tribute to Dinah Shaw
Track 5
Label ASV
Rec No:ASV CDAJA5136
5.Wochenend und Sonnenschein (Happy Days are Here Again)
Performer Comedian Harmonists
Composer Milton Ager/Jack Yellen. Lyrics Charles Amberg
Publisher EMI
CD Title The Comedian Harmonists
Track 3
Label Hannibal
Rec No:HNCD 1445
6 Music over closing credits
Performer Ravi Shankar
Composer Ravi Shankar
Publisher BBC
CD Title Alice in Wonderland
NOT AVAILABLE COMMERCIALLY BBC ARCHIVE
7.Surfin' USA
Performer The Beach Boys
Composer Chuck Berry
Publisher Jewel Music
CD Title Surfin' Safari
Track 13
Label Capitol
Rec No:CDP7936912
8.Aria from Bach's Goldberg Variations
Performer Glenn Gould
Composer Bach
Publisher CBS
CD Title Goldberg Variations
Track 2
Label CBS
Rec No:CD44868
Record: Goldberg Variations
Book: The Invertebrates, by Libbie Henrietta Hyman
Luxury: Canvas roll containing castaway's dissecting set.
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