Dame Shirley Porter
Sue Lawley's castaway is former leader of Westminster City Council Dame Shirley Porter.
The castaway on Desert Island Discs this week is Dame Shirley Porter, who, as Lady Porter, was the flamboyant leader of the ruling Conservative Group at Westminster City Council - a post she held from 1983 until she stepped down in April 1991. She'll be telling Sue Lawley about what it was that made her go into politics at the age of 40, about her campaign for cleanliness on the streets of the capital and about her plans for the future.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: The Ode To Joy (Symphony No 9) by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: SAS Survival Manual
Luxury: Large Swiss Army knife
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Music Played
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Giacomo Puccini
Vissi d'arte (from Tosca)
- Puccini/Tosca/Callas.
- EMI.
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Bud Flanagan
Maybe It's Because I'm A Londoner
- The Best Of Flanagan & Allen.
- EMI.
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Simon Hass
Kol Nidrei
- Great Hebrew Prayers In Song/ Rev Simon Hass.
- Decca.
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Arthur Sullivan
I'm called little Buttercup (from HMS Pinafore)
Librettist: William Gilbert.- Gilbert & Sullivan H.M.S.Pinafore.
- Arabesque.
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Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E Minor
- Elgar/Cello Concerto Sea Pictures/Du Pre.
- EMI.
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Carl Orff
Carmina Burana
- Orff; Carmina Burana Muti.
- EMI.
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Pitchford/Gore
Fame
- Best Of Fame.
- RCA Classics.
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Castaway's Favourite
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral' - Ode to Joy
- Beethoven/Ninth Symphony.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Book Choice
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SAS Survival Manual
Luxury Choice
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Large Swiss Army knife
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Sue Lawley |
Interviewed Guest | Dame Shirley Porter |
Broadcasts
- Sun 28 Apr 1991 12:15成人快手 Radio 4
- Fri 3 May 1991 09:05成人快手 Radio 4
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