37 min

Christopher Lee Desert Island Discs: Archive 1991-1996

    • Personal Journals

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is British cinema's king of horror - Christopher Lee. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his disappointment at not being able to follow what he considers his true vocation, that of an opera singer, and about his 50-year career which has encompassed 230 films, 27 plays and numerous radio and television appearances.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel
Book: The Sword In The Stone by T H White
Luxury: A set of golf clubs

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is British cinema's king of horror - Christopher Lee. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his disappointment at not being able to follow what he considers his true vocation, that of an opera singer, and about his 50-year career which has encompassed 230 films, 27 plays and numerous radio and television appearances.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel
Book: The Sword In The Stone by T H White
Luxury: A set of golf clubs

37 min

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