Main content

Chris Bonington

Sue Lawley's castaway is mountaineer Chris Bonington.

Sue Lawley's guest this week is Chris Bonington. In a climbing career spanning 48 years he has stood astride British mountaineering 'like a hairy colossus', climbing and leading expeditions as well as photographing and writing about them. Along the way he has seen many friends perish on the mountains and more than once narrowly escaped death himself.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: Once I Had A Sweetheart by Joan Baez
Book: History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Sir Winston Churchill
Luxury: Power Book G3 (laptop computer)

Available now

45 minutes

Last on

Fri 11 Jun 1999 09:00
成人快手 Radio 4

More episodes

Previous

Anthony Howard

Next

John Barry

See all episodes from Desert Island Discs

Music Played

  • Bob Dylan

    Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

    • Freewheelin'.
    • Dutton Laboratories.

  • Eduardo Fal煤

    Zamba de la Candelaria

    • Doble - Falu en Paris.
    • Polydor.

  • Simon Green & Jamie Dee

    Oh Look at Me

    • Salad Days.
    • EMI.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Joan Baez

      Once I Had A Sweetheart

      • The Best of Joan Baez - Volume 2.
      • Vanguard.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat major

    Soloist: Alfred Brendal

    • Sonata in A.
    • Philips.

  • Dr. Hook

    Sylvia's Mother

    • The Country Store - Volume 2.
    • Country Store.

  • Rainy Seasons

  • Van Morrison

    Here Comes The Night

    • No Guru, No Method, No Teacher..
    • Mercury.

  • Book Choice

    • History of the English-Speaking Peoples - Sir Winston Churchill

  • Luxury Choice

    • Power Book G3 (laptop computer)

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Chris Bonington

Broadcasts

  • Sun 6 Jun 1999 11:15
    成人快手 Radio 4
  • Fri 11 Jun 1999 09:00
    成人快手 Radio 4

Featured in...

The Desert Island Discs podcast

The Desert Island Discs podcast

Subscribe or download individual episodes.

Listen to over 2,000 programmes

Click above to browse castaways, from 1942 to today.

Articles

Read the surprising things we've learned about some stand-out castaways.

Podcast