Topol

Desert Island Discs

BBC

Society & Culture, Music Commentary, Music, Personal Journals

4.4 • 13.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 1983

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Topol began his acting career almost by accident while he was doing his army service in Israel. He had wanted to be a printer and live on a kibbutz. His success as Tevye in the musical The Fiddler on the Roof, both in London and in the film, brought him international acclaim and he has gone on to make many more films, but he still returns regularly to Israel to work.

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: Those Were The Nights by Esther Ofarim With Orchestra Book: Great Treasury of Western Thought by Mortimer J Adler Luxury: Artist's kit

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello I'm Kirstie Young and this is a podcast from the Desert Island Discs archive.
0:05.0	For Wright's reasons, we've had to shorten the music.
0:08.0	The program was originally broadcast in 1983 and the presenter was Roy Plumley. On our Desert Island this week is the actor and singer Topol.
0:34.8	How much of a musician are you?
0:36.5	Can you play an instrument?
0:38.0	Can you read music?
0:39.3	No.
0:40.3	And I have to point out that I actually was deprived of music until the age of 12, let's say.
0:51.0	I mean we didn't have a radio in our house so music was for me noise
0:56.7	although an organized noise but still noise and it's really thanks to my dear friend and wife Galia she
1:08.3	somehow educated me in that field.
1:11.5	Do you play records a lot at home?
1:13.7	Yes.
1:14.7	Was it a long job to choose just eight out of your collection?
1:18.9	Yes.
1:19.9	Yes, it was a lot.
1:20.9	Did you have any plan?
1:21.5	Are you choosing nostalgia clear or is it music to last a long time?
1:26.0	No, the way I chose is I obviously wanted to have with me some Israeli songs and I think that I chose the best voice
1:38.3	that we ever produced and it's Esther of Farim.
1:41.0	We're starting with her, aren't we?
1:43.0	If you wish.
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