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Desert Island Discs

Castaway guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

Desert Island Discs: Paul Jones

03/09/1983

Paul Jones

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Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Paul Jones

Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Paul Jones.

Paul Jones first made his name as the lead singer with the group Manfred Mann. Later, he formed the Blues Band, but in the meantime he had started a second career as an actor when he appeared in the film Privilege. Since then, he has played Hamlet, Cassio in Othello and Macheath in The Beggar's Opera, and he even finds time to do session work on his harmonica.

In conversation with Roy Plomley, he talks about the many facets of his career and chooses the eight records he would take to the mythical island.

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

Favourite track: Libiamo Ne'Lieti Calici by Giuseppe Verdi
Book: Political works and music criticism by George Bernard Shaw
Luxury: Harmonica

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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

Alistair Cooke’s weekly talks on American life, history and politics from 1946 – 2004.

Alistair Cooke’s weekly talks on American life, history and politics, as broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from 1946 – 2004.

Alistair Cooke’s weekly talks on American life, history and politics. Over 900 programmes, as broadcast from 1946 – 2004.

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: Korean Airlines flight 007

Korean Airlines flight 007

BBC Radio 4 - Letter from America by Alistair Cooke, Korean Airlines flight 007

An escalation in tension during the Cold War, as an airliner is shot down over Russia. 

The shooting down of Korean Airlines flight 007 by the Russian military, the escalating Soviet presence in Scandinavia, and questions over the ability of Uri Andropov to command.

BBC Radio 4 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced BBC Home Service.

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