Tuning in…
Tuning in…
Castaway
1 appearance
Doctor and author, best known for the 'Doctor' series of books, films, and TV shows.
On the island
Eight records
The eight records for this collection haven’t been catalogued yet.
The keepsakes
The luxury
Not recorded.
In conversation
Presenter asks
0:15Did you want to specialize?
Uh well, in fact, I became an anaesthetist. Um uh I'm afraid I wasn't a very good doctor, mainly because um I didn't like patients.
Presenter asks
1:40This first book of yours, uh this was Doctor in the House, was it?
Yes, that's right.
Presenter asks
1:50Had you great expectation of it when you wrote it?
Good Lord, no only a fool would write a book and expect it to make any money.
Presenter asks
2:23Was Doctor in the House an immediate bestseller?
Well, it was, you see. Um I it was all very new to me. I mean, I didn't know anything about it at the time. I thought all books were immediate bestsellers. You see, it was quite spoiled.
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2:49Did you write the screenplays yourself?
No, I'm no good at screenplayers. Um I believe in sticking to what uh one can do.
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3:48Are you a systematic writer? Do you work so many hours a day?
Yes, I work from about ten to four thirty, but n n not, of course, during the cricket season.
“Uh well, in fact, I became an anaesthetist. Um uh I'm afraid I wasn't a very good doctor, mainly because um I didn't like patients.”
“I gradually backed away from patients. I became anesthetist in which all my patients were asleep. If I'd have gone any longer, I suppose I'd have been a pathologist.”
“Well, then I got a job on the British Medical Journal. ... the editor, for reasons best known to himself, put me in charge of the obituary columns. This, of course, was invaluable practice. It taught me how to write convincing fiction.”
“I thought all books were immediate bestsellers. You see, it was quite spoiled.”
“I am the world's worst cricketer. In fact, the last time I went in to cricket uh I played Last Man for Punch magazine, in which my um captain made me feel behind a tree.”