Lord Stevens
Kirsty Young's castaway is former head of the Metropolitan Police Lord Stevens.
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the former head of the Metropolitan Police, Lord Stevens. Although he was to become known as 'the policeman's policeman', it was not his first career choice - as a child he wanted to be a pilot but was told that his eyesight was not good enough for him to make it his career.
His first beat, more than forty years ago, was on Tottenham Court Road in London. He soon moved over to CID and earned the nickname 'Swifty Stevens' for his impressive arrest record. When he took over at the Met in 2000, it had just been branded 'institutionally racist' and the morale and reputation of the force was at rock bottom. He's credited with turning it around and regaining public confidence. Even in his retirement, he's continuing to head two major investigations - one into the circumstances around the death of Diana, Princess of Wales and the second into football bungs.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Reach for the Sky by Central Band of the R.A.F.
Book: Reach for the Sky: The Story of Douglas Bader by Paul Brickhill
Luxury: Cellar of champagne
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Hubert Parry
Jerusalem
Choir: 麻豆官网首页入口 Singers Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
- Highlights from the Last Night of the Proms.
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Central Band of the Royal Air Force
Reach for the Sky
- Salute to Heroes: Central Band of the R.A.F..
- Music for Pleasure.
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Rudyard Kipling
If
Reader: Des Lynam
- Time to Stand and Stare.
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Gustav Holst
Jupiter (from The Planets)
Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Eugene Ormandy
- Holst: The Planets.
- RCA.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber
All I ask of you (from the Phantom of the Opera)
Soloist: Sarah Brightman and Steve Burton
- Highlights from Phantom of the Opera.
- Polydor.
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Huddersfield Choral Society
Abide With Me Fast Falls The Evertide
- The Hymns Album: Huddersfield Choral Society.
- Music for Pleasure.
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Band of HM Royal Marines
When the Saints Go Marching In
- Men of Music: Royal Marines.
- Music Masters.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1812 Overture
Orchestra: Leipzig Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Kurt Masur
- The Best of Tchaikovsky.
- Telstar.
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Book Choice
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Reach for the Sky: The Story of Douglas Bader - Paul Brickhill
Luxury Choice
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Cellar of champagne
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Kirsty Young |
| Interviewed Guest | Lord Stevens |
Broadcast
- Fri 17 Nov 2006 09:00麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4
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