Sir David Attenborough
For the 70th anniversary edition of Desert Island Discs, Sir David Attenborough chooses his eight tracks, book and luxury item for the desert island. Presented by Kirsty Young.
Kirsty Young's castaway for the 70th anniversary edition of Desert Island Discs is Sir David Attenborough.
He has seen more of the world than anyone else who has ever lived - he's visited the north and south poles and witnessed most of the life in-between - from the birds in the canopies of tropical rainforests to giant earthworms in Australia.
But despite his extraordinary travels, there is one part of the globe that's eluded him. As a young man and a keen rock-climber, he yearned to conquer the highest peak in the world. "I won't make it now - I won't make it to base camp now - but as a teenager, I thought that the only thing a red-blooded Englishman really should do was to climb Everest."
Producer: Leanne Buckle.
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Music Played
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Francisco Yglesia
Pajaro Campana or The Bell Bird
- This is Francisco Yglesia.
- Analogue Rock.
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Franz Schubert
Impromptu No.1 in F minor
- Piano Sonata/Impromptus.
- Ottavo.
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George Frideric Handel
And the Glory of the Lord
- Handel: Messiah (excerpts).
- Decca.
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Lyre Bird
Lyre Bird
- from the Life of Birds.
- BBC Sound Archive..
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Castaway's Favourite
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Johann Sebastian Bach
3rd of Bach’s Goldberg Variations
Performer: Murray Perahia.- Goldberg Variations.
- Sony Classical.
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The Gamelan Orchestra
Legong,
- Music from Bali.
- Argo.
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Carl Michael Ziehrer
Wiener Burger Waltz
- Vienna Soiree.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Soave sia il vento – Gentle be the breeze
- Cosi Fan Tutte.
- Philips.
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Book Choice
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Shifts and Expedients of Camp Life - W B Lord
Luxury Choice
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a piano
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | Kirsty Young |
| Interviewed Guest | David Attenborough |
Broadcasts
- Sun 29 Jan 2012 11:15BBC Radio 4 FM
- Fri 3 Feb 2012 09:00BBC Radio 4 FM
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