Heinz Wolff's guest appearances

Heinz Wolff

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1996-2000

Last Word

Soho Radio

David Shepherd

Warren Mitchell

John Julius Norwich

David Willcocks

Ralph Koltai

Paddy Moloney

Gene Wilder

Colin Dexter

Clare Hollingworth

Michael Collins

John Cleese

George Michael

Debbie Reynolds

Rachel Johnson

Dick Francis

OwlTail

Aline Countess of Romanones

Tony Whitten

Fritz Lustig

Keely Smith

Photo: Professor Heinz WolffMatthew Bannister onProfessor Heinz Wolff, the bioengineer who was known to millions of TV viewers as the presenter of "The Great Egg Race".Aline, Countess of Romanones, the model and socialite who wrote best selling books based on her experiences of spying on the Nazis during the war.Tony Whitten, the passionate conservationist who had eleven species named after him.Fritz Lustig who worked as a wartime secret listener, eavesdropping on the conversations of German prisoners of war.And the singer Keely Smith who, with her husband Louis Prima, became one of the most successful Las Vegas acts of the 1950s.

Photo: Professor Heinz Wolff Matthew Bannister on Professor Heinz Wolff, the bioengineer who was known to millions of TV viewers as the presenter of "The Great Egg Race". Aline, Countess of Romanones, the model and socialite who wrote best selling books based on her experiences of spying on the Nazis during the war. Tony Whitten, the passionate conservationist who had eleven species named after him. Fritz Lustig who worked as a wartime secret listener, eavesdropping on the conversations of German prisoners of war. And the singer Keely Smith who, with her husband Louis Prima, became one of the most successful Las Vegas acts of the 1950s.

Professor Heinz Wolff, Aline Countess of Romanones, Tony Whitten, Fritz Lustig, Keely Smith

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the scientist Professor Heinz Wolff. He came to public attention when he presented the television programme The Great Egg Race, in which he challenged people to conquer engineering problems with a rubber band, a pencil and a pickled onion. In the 1970s while designing aids for disabled people, he devised the phrase 'Tools for Living' to describe his work. After all, as he points out, we all use tools to cope with our environment, whether as an astronaut, a diver or an elderly person. It was his father who encouraged his enthusiasm for invention, sharing his Sunday afternoons experimenting with his chemistry set, or organising talks from physicists who had to hide their surprise at assessing the ideas of a six-year-old child. In the 80s he founded the Institute for Bioengineering at Brunel University. There he continued his inventions devising for example, a box for experimenting in outer space, a voice machine for people who can't speak and a safety system for deep-sea divers.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: The Man I Love by Joan WolffBook: Collection of Landscape Pictures (with book)Luxury: A Collection Of Landscape Pictures

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the scientist Professor Heinz Wolff. He came to public attention when he presented the television programme The Great Egg Race, in which he challenged people to conquer engineering problems with a rubber band, a pencil and a pickled onion. In the 1970s while designing aids for disabled people, he devised the phrase 'Tools for Living' to describe his work. After all, as he points out, we all use tools to cope with our environment, whether as an astronaut, a diver or an elderly person. It was his father who encouraged his enthusiasm for invention, sharing his Sunday afternoons experimenting with his chemistry set, or organising talks from physicists who had to hide their surprise at assessing the ideas of a six-year-old child. In the 80s he founded the Institute for Bioengineering at Brunel University. There he continued his inventions devising for example, a box for experimenting in outer space, a voice machine for people who can't speak and a safety system for deep-sea divers. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: The Man I Love by Joan Wolff Book: Collection of Landscape Pictures (with book) Luxury: A Collection Of Landscape Pictures

Professor Heinz Wolff