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Stan Barstow

Michael Parkinson's castaway is novelist Stan Barstow.

Stan Barstow made his name as a novelist in 1960 with A Kind of Loving. In conversation with Michael Parkinson, he talks about his upbringing in Yorkshire, where his father was a miner, his first job in a drawing office and how he became a writer.

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

Favourite track: Symphony No 2 in E Flat, 1st Movement by Edward Elgar
Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
Luxury: Paper and pens

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 29 Aug 1986 09:05
Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Franz Schubert

    Du bist die Ruh, D776

    Soloist: Margaret Price, James Lockhart

  • Hector Berlioz

    The Trojans Act 2

    Choir: Beecham Choral Society Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Sir Thomas Beecham

  • Woody Herman

    Northwest Passage

    • The Best of.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No. 7 in C Major

    Orchestra: Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Yevgeny Mravinsky

  • Benjamin Britten

    Peter Grimes Act 2

    Orchestra: Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Conductor: Colin Davis

  • Richard Strauss

    Intermezzo - Interlude in A Flat

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Sir Thomas Beecham

  • Artie Shaw

    Stardust

    • The Indispensable Artie Shaw.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Edward Elgar

      Symphony No. 2 in E flat major - 1st movement

      Orchestra: Hallé Orchestra Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli

  • Book Choice

    • A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu - Marcel Proust

  • Luxury Choice

    • Paper and pens

Credits

Presenter Michael Parkinson
Interviewed Guest Stan Barstow

Broadcasts

  • Sun 24 Aug 1986 12:15
    Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
  • Fri 29 Aug 1986 09:05
    Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4

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