Cecil Lewis
Sue Lawley's castaway is writer and explorer Cecil Lewis.
The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is an author and adventurer. Now 93 years old, Cecil Lewis will be talking to Sue Lawley about his extraordinary career, embracing his time as a fighter pilot during the First World War, his brush with the Red Baron, and later how he helped Lord Reith set up the 成人快手, which he then left for Hollywood where he was to win an Oscar for his screenplay of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Adagio No 5 by Gustav Mahler
Book: Sagittarius Surviving by C S Lewis
Luxury: Fax machine
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Edward Elgar
The Light of Life
- Elgar; The Light Of Life.
- HMV.
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Georges Bizet
Au fond du temple saint (from The Pearl Fishers)
- Bizet: The Pearl Fishers.
- EMI.
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Greek Singers
A Sergeant Called Stamoulis
- O Etamoyahe O Noxias.
- Minos.
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Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier Act 3
- Strauss; Der Rosenkavalier (Highlights).
- Decca.
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Bob Newhart
The Driving Instructor
- The Best Of Bob Newhart.
- Pickwick Music.
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Anna Vissi
Dodekka
- Oi Enityxies The Xponiae.
- (CBS).
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Castaway's Favourite
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Gustav Mahler
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
Performer: Janet Baker. Performer: New Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Barbirolli.- Mahler; Symphony No 5.
- HMV.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Liturgy of St John Chrysostom - The Lord's Prayer
- Metropolitan Of Paris.
- HMV.
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Book Choice
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Sagittarius Surviving - Cecil Lewis
Luxury Choice
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Fax machine
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Sue Lawley |
Interviewed Guest | Cecil Lewis |
Broadcasts
- Sun 12 May 1991 12:15成人快手 Radio 4
- Fri 17 May 1991 09:05成人快手 Radio 4
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