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Radio 4 Extra,17 Dec 2017,45 mins

Series Centenary Castaways

Robert Hardy

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Actor Robert Hardy shares his castaway choices with Kirsty Young. Robert became a household name as the vet Siegfried Farnon in the hit 麻豆社 TV series All Creatures Great and Small and, to a younger generation, he is the Minister of Magic in the Harry Potter films. But the role he is best known for is Winston Churchill - he won a BAFTA for his performance in ITV's Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years. He believes actors are born rather than made and his own ambitions crystallised when, as a very young boy, he was a page boy at a wedding: "I walked down the aisle with my head held high and as I went, every eye was turned towards me and something inside me said, "That's it, get every eye on you". Born on 29th October 1925, Robert joins 4 Extra's 100 Club and is one of our Centenary Castaways. He died aged 91 in 2017. DISC ONE: Pearl Bailey - What is a Friend For? DISC TWO: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini - Beethoven鈥檚 7th symphony in A Major, 2nd movement DISC THREE: Enya - The Longships DISC FOUR: The Paris Orchestra conducted by Semyon Bychkov - Hector Berlioz鈥檚 The Waltz from the Symphonie Fantastique DISC FIVE: The Paris Orchestra conducted by Semyon Bychkov 鈥 Poulenc鈥檚 Suite Francaise: Pavanne DISC SIX: City of Birmingham Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle 鈥 Sibelius鈥檚 6th Symphony in D Minor, 4th movement DISC SEVEN: The Medici String Quartet 鈥 Beethoven鈥檚 String Quartet in B flat, 2nd movement DISC EIGHT: The Westminster Abbey Choir, the 麻豆社 Singers & London Brass conducted by Martin Baker - John Hardy鈥檚 De Profundis CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: The Medici String Quartet 鈥 Beethoven鈥檚 String Quartet in B flat, 2nd movement BOOK CHOICE: The Great Warbow - Robert Hardy & Matthew Strickland LUXURY CHOICE: Young lady in profile 1495 - De Predis Producer: Leanne Buckle First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in November 2011.

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