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Sir John Sulston

Sue Lawley's castaway is biologist Sir John Sulston.

Favourite track: String Quartet in B flat major by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Oxford Anthology of English Verse
Luxury: The microscope used to examine the lineage of the roundworm

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45 minutes

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Fri 18 May 2001 09:00
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Rite of Spring

    Orchestra: Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Antal Dorati

    • Petrouchla/Le Sacre/4 Etudes.
    • Mercury.

  • Édith Piaf

    Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien

    • At the Paris Olympia.
    • EMI.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Cloudy

    • Tales from New York.
    • Columbia.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Quintet in A major

    • Clarinet Quintet.
    • Nimbus.

  • Kirsty MacColl

    Don't Come the Cowboy With Me Sonny Jim

    • Don't Come the Cowboy with Me Sonny Jim.
    • Virgin.

  • Tom Lehrer

    The Vatican Rag

    • That was the Year That Was.
    • Reprise.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Piano Trio in E minor Op. 90 'Dumky'

    Orchestra: Beaux Arts Trio

    • Piano Trios by Dvorak & Mendelssohn.
    • Philips.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130

      Orchestra: Smetana Quartet

      • Beethoven's String Quartet in B Flat Major.
      • Epic.

  • Book Choice

    • Oxford Anthology of English Verse

  • Luxury Choice

    • The microscope used to examine the lineage of the roundworm

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Sir John Sulston

Broadcasts

  • Sun 13 May 2001 11:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 18 May 2001 09:00
    BBC Radio 4

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