26 min listen
George MacDonald Fraser
ratings:
Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Jan 14, 2001
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This week Sue Lawley's castaway is the writer George MacDonald Fraser. When George MacDonald Fraser decided to write about Flashman, the well-known bully in Tom Brown's Schooldays, he found the perfect star for a series of Victorian adventures - from the Opium Wars and Custer's Last Stand to the Charge of the Light Brigade. Eleven books later, the caddish Flashman now boasts a huge following all over the world.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: Title Music for the Adventures of Robin Hood by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Book: Complete Oxford English Dictionary
Luxury: Typewriter
Book: Complete Oxford English Dictionary
Luxury: Typewriter
Released:
Jan 14, 2001
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Dannie Abse: Roy Plomley's castaway is poet Dannie Abse by Desert Island Discs