Professor Jim Al-Khalili
Kirsty Young's castaway is the physicist Professor Jim Al-Khalili.
Kirsty Young's castaway is the physicist Professor Jim Al-Khalili.
He's spent his adult life studying sub-atomic particles - and trying to explain them to the rest of us. He fell in love with physics when he was a teenager growing up in Iraq. With an Iraqi father and English mother, the Baghdad he spent his early years in was cosmopolitan and vibrant but, once Saddam Hussein came to power, his parents realised the family would have to flee, and he has lived and worked in Britain for the past 30 years.
Record: She's Not There by Santana
Book: The Road to Reality by Roger Penrose
Luxury: Acoustic guitar.
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Santana
She's Not There
- Santana: Ultimate Collection.
- Columbia.
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Rolf Harris
Two Little Boys
- The Best of Rolf Harris.
- EMI.
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The Beatles
The Things We Said Today
- A Hard Day鈥檚 Night/Things We Said Today.
- Parlophone.
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The beginning of Scheherazade
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Takuo Yuasa
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade.
- EMI.
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The Temptations
I Wish It Would Rain
- The Temptations: Anthology.
- Tamla Motown.
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Frank Sinatra
Brazil
- Come Fly with Me.
- Capitol.
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Oasis
Wonderwall
- Wonderwall.
- Creation.
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John Williams
Concierto de Aranjuez
- Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez..
- CBS.
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Book Choice
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The Road to Reality - Sir Roger Penrose
Luxury Choice
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Acoustic guitar
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Kirsty Young |
| Interviewed Guest | Jim Al-Khalili |
Broadcasts
- Sun 14 Feb 2010 11:15蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
- Fri 19 Feb 2010 09:00蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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