David Gower

Desert Island Discs

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Society & Culture, Music Commentary, Music, Personal Journals

4.4 • 13.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 1984

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

The cricketer David Gower, who is to be the captain of Leicestershire next season, is thought by many to be one of the world's most exciting batsmen. He is in New Zealand with the England team, of which he is the vice captain, for the test series. In conversation with Roy Plomley, he talks about his career and chooses the eight records he would take to the mythical island. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Piano Concerto No 5 In E Flat by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Compendium of wines Luxury: Video cassettes of Rumpole of the Bailey

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Christy Young, and this is a podcast from the Desert Island Discs Archive.
0:05.5	For rights reasons, we've had to shorten the music. The program was originally broadcast
0:10.3	in 1984, and the presenter was Roy Plumley.
0:30.6	Our cast away this week is a cricketer, and he's a very good batsman indeed at David Gower.
0:36.4	David, are you fond of music?
0:37.7	I am indeed. It's one of my main relaxations, I think, anytime at home.
0:42.0	Do you have any skill in it yourself? Do you plan it?
0:44.4	Ah, well, not really. I got as far as learning the rudiments of the piano and the rudiments of the clarinet,
0:50.4	and then found that there are other things we're taking up the time, mostly on the sporting field.
0:54.1	Yeah.
0:54.6	So that I now just leave it at listening and humming, I suppose.
0:57.8	Your play does quite a lot.
0:59.2	Oh, yes, and anytime at home it's the first thing that goes on, I'd soon listen to records
1:02.9	rather than even watch television.
1:04.4	Did you find it hard to choose this eight that may have to last the rest of your life?
1:08.6	It is hard, I think, if you look through a record collection of any size,
1:12.4	to try and narrow it down to 80, it's not easy.
1:14.8	Let's start with the first one.
1:16.5	Well, the first one we've got here is Handel and the arrival of the Queen of Sheba.
1:20.3	It's a very bright little piece.
1:21.6	Why do you choose it?
1:22.7	Well, it's just a good example of the Baroque era, and that's one of my favourite times
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