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Peter Scudamore

Sue Lawley's castaway is jockey Peter Scudamore.

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the jockey Peter Scudamore. The son of a jockey who had won the Grand National and the Cheltenham Gold Cup - Scu, as he is known throughout the racing fraternity - resisted all attempts to turn him into an estate agent, and followed in his father's footsteps. Having broken nearly every bone in his body, he retired in 1993 after a career which encompassed 1,678 National Hunt victories and the title of Champion Jockey a record eight times. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about jockeys, jumping and his new career, journalism.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: Laid by James
Book: Book of Verse by Rudyard Kipling
Luxury: Snorkeling equipment

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Fri 3 Jun 199409:05
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Elton John

    Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

    • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll - 1973 - Various Artists.
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Mott the Hoople

    Golden Age Of Rock 'n' Roll

    • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll - 1974 - Various Artists.
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • James

      Laid

      • Now That's What I Call Music Vol 26.
      • Now.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral' - Ode to Joy

    Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conductor: George Solti

  • The Pogues

    Fairytale Of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl)

    • The Ghosts Of Oxford Street.
    • RCA.

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Largo al factotum (from The Barber of Seville)

    Orchestra: Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Alceo Galliera

    • Rossini: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia.
    • EMI.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Cadillac Ranch

    • The River.
    • CBS.

  • The Beatles

    Let It Be

    • The Beatles - Past Masters Vol. 2.
    • Parlophone.

  • Book Choice

    • Book of Verse - Rudyard Kipling

  • Luxury Choice

    • Snorkeling equipment

Credits

PresenterSue Lawley
Interviewed GuestPeter Scudamore

Broadcasts

  • Sun 29 May 199412:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 3 Jun 199409:05
    BBC Radio 4

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