Paul Johnson

Kirsty Young's castaway is the writer and historian Paul Johnson.

He writes, he says, out of a desire to 'put things right' and more than fifty books and thousands of articles have flowed from his pen. His opinions have provoked, offended and enraged plenty of people over the years and sweeping works about modernity, morality, art and philosophy, sit alongside fiercely opinionated biographies and essays. He says: "I like to be, in general, in agreement with what most people think, but I also like to be a little bit independent and individual and, thank God, I've been allowed to do that all my writing life."

Choices

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Ave, Verum Corpus

Artist: Vienna Boys Choir, Vienna Symphony orch cond. Helmuth Froschauer

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Lesley Garrett

None but the lonely heart

Composer: Tchaikovsky

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Leslie "Hutch" Hutchinson

These Foolish Things

Composer: Marvell//Strachey

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Shirley Temple

Animal Crackers in my Soup

Composer: Henderson/Caesar/Koehler

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Ron Grainer

Theme from Maigret

Composer: Ron Grainer

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George Formby

The Window Cleaner (When I’m Cleaning Windows)

Composer: Fornby/Gifford/Cliffe

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Patsy Cline

Crazy

Composer: Willie Nelson

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Castaway's favourite

Margaret Whiting

Look for the Silver Lining

Composer: J Kern- B DeSyla

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Book

A big atlas by

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Luxury item

Watercolour paints and paper

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