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Stan Barstow made his name as a novelist in 1960 with A Kind of Loving. In conversation with Michael Parkinson, he talks about his upbringing in Yorkshire, where his father was a miner, his first job in a drawing office and how he became a writer. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Symphony No 2 in E Flat, 1st Movement by Edward Elgar Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust Luxury: Paper and pens
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- TrackArtist
- 1.Du bist die Ruh, D776Du bist die Ruh, D776Franz Schubert
- 2.The Trojans Act 2The Trojans Act 2Hector Berlioz
- 3.Northwest PassageNorthwest PassageWoody Herman