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Gerald Scarfe

Gerald Scarfe

FromDesert Island Discs


Gerald Scarfe

FromDesert Island Discs

ratings:
Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Mar 12, 1989
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Sue Lawley's castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the satirical cartoonist Gerald Scarfe. Renowned for his grotesquely exaggerated portrayals of political figures and issues, he will be talking about his isolated childhood, which was dominated by chronic asthma, and how, with no formal art training, he has now become one of the most eminent artists of our time, branching out from drawing his instantly-recognisable caricatures into the world of theatre, rock and opera.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: A title by Capability Brown
Luxury: River painting by Turner
Released:
Mar 12, 1989
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.