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Ben Kingsley

Michael Parkinson's castaway is actor Ben Kingsley.

Ben Kingsley became a star almost overnight when he took the title role in the film Gandhi. In conversation with Michael Parkinson, he talks about the years before Gandhi, the difference fame made, his work in the theatre and his approach to a role like Othello.

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

Favourite track: Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Luxury: Telescope

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40 minutes

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Fri 21 Feb 1986 09:05
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis

  • Phil Collins

    Long Long Way To Go

    • No Jacket Required.

  • Benjamin Britten

    War Requiem

  • Aled Jones

    Walking In The Air

    • Walking In The Air.

  • Lakshmi Shankar

    Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram

    • Gandhi.

  • Early Music Consort of London

    Pavane La Bataille

  • Ben Kingsley

    Eagle Dance - PRIVATE TAPE

  • Foreigner

    Waiting For A Girl Like You

  • Luxury Choice

    • Telescope

  • BOOK CHOICE

    The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus

Credits

Presenter Michael Parkinson
Interviewed Guest Ben Kingsley

Broadcasts

  • Sun 16 Feb 1986 12:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 21 Feb 1986 09:05
    BBC Radio 4

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