Paul Dacre's Desert Island Discs: an alternative view, inspired by the writings of Geoffrey Levy.
Paul was Sue Lawley's guest in January 2004. His eight discs included Shostakovitch's Symphony No 12 in D Minor, subtitled The Year of 1917, dedicated to the memory of Vladimir Lenin, leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
He picked Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man. Copland supported the Communist Party USA in the 1936 Presidential election, and was blacklisted by the FBI in the 1950s.
Tannhauser by Richard Wagner. Nuff said.
He finished his selection with part of Verdi's Requiem Mass - Verdi provided the soundtrack to the Italian Risorgimento - and look where that has got us.
The only work by English composers features the writing skills of Ken Barnes, Les Reed and Bing Crosby, with lyrics by one Peter Dacre, Paul's dad, entitled That's What Life Is All About.
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