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1.
Joseph Haydn
Act 1 Scene 1 Chorus (from The Creation)
Soloist: Anthony Rolfe Johnson Orchestra: The Orchestra Of The Academy Of Ancient Music Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Dr Steve Jones
Broadcast
First broadcast: Sun 01 Mar 1992
Geneticist, Broadcaster
The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is geneticist Dr Steve Jones. Eminent in his field, he's made a lifelong study of the evolution of the snail, the reproduction of the fruit fly and the sex life of the slug. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about the study of genetics, reflecting on its disreputable past, analysing the problems of genetic engineering and discussing the research that inspired his recent Reith Lectures, particularly the evidence that proves that most of the world has descended from 10 Africans.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Choices
3.
Castaway's favourite
Camille Saint-Saëns
Fossils (from Carnival of the Animals)
Soloist: Katia, Marielle Labeque Orchestra: The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Zubin Mehta
5.
Jacques Offenbach
Fly Duet (from Orpheus in the Underworld)
Soloist: Richard Angas, Llilian Watson Orchestra: The English National Opera Conductor: Sir Colin Davis
7.
Tchaikovsky
Polonaise (from Eugene Onegin)
Orchestra: The Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden Conductor: Sir Colin Davis
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