1.
Gabriel Fauré
Barcarolle No.1 in a minor, Op.26
Soloist: Paul Crossley
Kenneth Williams
Broadcast
First broadcast: Sun 26 Jul 1987
Comic actor
The castaway this week is Kenneth Williams who, for 40 years, has occupied a unique place on stage, screen and radio. In conversation with Michael Parkinson, he recalls his long career which has ranged from working on radio classics like Hancock's Half Hour and Round the Horne to being a regular member of the cast in the Carry On films.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Choices
3.
Castaway's favourite
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 'Spring' - 1st movement
Soloist: Itzhak Perlnman, Vladimir Ashkenazy
4.
Souzay/Baldwin
The Bluebird
5.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings in C major
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields
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Broadcast
First broadcast: Mon 22 May 1961
Carry On and Hancock's Half Hour actor, Comedian
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and comedian Kenneth Williams.
Choices
2.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a 'Les adieux'
Soloist: Guiomar Novaes
5.
Castaway's favourite
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major
Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin Orchestra: Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra
7.
Johannes Brahms
Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen (from German Requiem)
Choir: St Hedwig's Catherdral Choir Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Rudolf Kempe
8.
Vanessa Lee
Clear Bright Morning
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