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Castaway
1 appearance
A cricketer known as a very good batsman.
On the island
Eight records
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Well, it's just a good example of the Baroque era, and that's one of my favourite times in in the classical music.
Right, we've changed atmosphere a bit from the first one. We've now gone to Elton John.
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 ("Emperor")Favourite
Daniel Barenboim and the New Philharmonia Orchestra
The fourth record, we go back to the classics again and Beethoven, and we've gone to the The Emperor Concerto, number five.
Right, this time we're on to Super Tramp, a favourite band of mine.
Well, I like their music. They're the sort of people where you could pick almost any track.
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Right, we go back to the classics now, and Ralph Vaughan Williams. And he composed a thing called The Phantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis, an old an old hymn tune, which he made rather a nice job of.
In conversation
Presenter asks
0:59Did you find it hard to choose this eight [discs] that may have to last the rest of your life?
It is hard. I think i if you look through a record collection of any size and to try and narrow it down to eight is not easy.
Presenter asks
3:22Why were you in Africa?
My father was in the colonial service for twenty odd years out there. And uh I mean he he obviously enjoyed it'cause he stayed there for that long.
Presenter asks
5:52What was your ambition at that time, for a career?
Well, I hadn't really sorted out my ambitions too strongly at that stage. Other people assumed really that I should be going to university, doing a degree course three years, collecting the piece of paper at the end of it, and perhaps using that to start a career in business or whatever.
Presenter asks
15:15What do you feel about being captain [of the England cricket team]?
The keepsakes
The book
I thought about relearning French, but that wouldn't be much use. There'd be no one else to talk to. So I thought I might as well develop another of my hobbies or another of my likes, and take a sort of compendium of wines. Yes. I'd just like to know more about it. One of those subjects where there is so much to talk about, so much to learn, and so much confusion. It'd be nice to sort some of that out.
The luxury
A video cassette of Rumpole of the Bailey's best moments
I think if he had a video cassette of some of his best moments, I think that's the sort of thing that would sort of keep you cheerful, keep you relaxed.
Well, it is a big responsibility, that is that is for sure. It's a big job. I think the Captain of England has probably one of the most demanding jobs in sport. Inasmuch as his thinking is going on all the time. You've got solar responsibilities on and off the field.
Presenter asks
17:53What was the happiest, most exciting, most relaxed innings you've ever played, in Test or County or wherever?
Well that's about three different categories, isn't it, really? Um the the most satisfying knock I remember was against the West Indies in Jamaica in the the fourth Test that we played in that series which we saved at the end of the day and I got one hundred and fifty four of the runs that helped us save it. And that to me was sort of a major landmark in my career.
“I'd sooner listen to records really than than even watch television.”
“to me the game really is about playing and enjoying.”
“I think the Captain of England has probably one of the most demanding jobs in sport.”