Michael Bogdanov's guest appearances

Michael Bogdanov

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1986-1991

Last Word

British Theatre Guide podcast

Rabbi Lionel Blue

John Sessions

June Whitfield

Michel Roux

Antony Sher

Victoria Wood

Nicholas Goodison

Barbara Windsor

Terry Wogan

Leslie Grantham

Geoffrey Howe

Hal Prince

Crispin Tickell

Jacques Loussier

Alan Parker

OwlTail

Louis Sarno

Sheila Abdus Salaam

Dick Potts

Don Rickles

Matthew Bannister onThe theatre director Michael Bogdanov, who co-founded the English Shakespeare Company. His National Theatre production of the Romans In Britain led to an obscenity trial. The ethnomusicologist Louis Sarno who fell in love with the music of an obscure tribe of pygmies in the Central African Republic and went to live with them.Sheila Abdus Salaam, who became the first African American woman to serve as a judge on New York's highest court.Dick Potts, the ecologist who worked to save Britain's grey partridge population.Don Rickles, the American comedian who made his name by insulting Frank Sinatra and was the voice of Mr Potato Head in the Toy Story films.

Matthew Bannister on The theatre director Michael Bogdanov, who co-founded the English Shakespeare Company. His National Theatre production of the Romans In Britain led to an obscenity trial. The ethnomusicologist Louis Sarno who fell in love with the music of an obscure tribe of pygmies in the Central African Republic and went to live with them. Sheila Abdus Salaam, who became the first African American woman to serve as a judge on New York's highest court. Dick Potts, the ecologist who worked to save Britain's grey partridge population. Don Rickles, the American comedian who made his name by insulting Frank Sinatra and was the voice of Mr Potato Head in the Toy Story films.

Michael Bogdanov, Louis Sarno, Sheila Abdus Salaam, Dick Potts, Don Rickles

Philip Zeigler

Laurence Olivier

Pip Utton

At the Edinburgh International Book Festival, author Philip Zeigler talks about his new biography of Laurence Olivier, based largely on 50 hours of taped interviews with the great actor, and theatre director Michael Bogdanov gives us his views on directing and Shakespeare as his books on directing and directing Shakespeare are published. Over at the Assembly Rooms, actor and writer Pip Utton, celebrating his 20th year on the Fringe, talks about the two pieces he has revived in Edinburgh for 2013:  Adolf and  Churchill.

At the <a href="https://www.edbookfest.co.uk" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Edinburgh International Book Festival</a>, author Philip Zeigler talks about his <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0857051199/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=0857051199&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=1157" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">new biography of Laurence Olivier</a>, based largely on 50 hours of taped interviews with the great actor, and theatre director Michael Bogdanov gives us his views on directing and Shakespeare as his books on <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1909305340/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=1909305340&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=1157" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">directing</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1909305316/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=1909305316&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=1157" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">directing Shakespeare</a> are published. Over at the Assembly Rooms, actor and writer <a href="http://www.pip-utton.co.uk" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Pip Utton</a>, celebrating his 20th year on the Fringe, talks about the two pieces he has revived in Edinburgh for 2013: <a href="http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/pip-utton-ado-the-assembly-ro-9223" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Adolf</a> and <a href="http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/pip-utton-chu-the-assembly-ro-9318" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Churchill</a>.

Edinburgh 2013: Philip Zeigler on Laurence Olivier, director Michael Bogdanov, Fringe veteran Pip Utton

Michael Bogdanov's colourful, and sometimes controversial, career has included running a pub, a prosecution for his interpretation of Howard Brenton's Romans in Britain, associate directorship of the National Theatre since 1980 and the founding, last year, of the English Shakespeare Company. In conversation with Michael Parkinson, he talks about his views on the theatre and also chooses the eight records he would take to the mythical island.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: Rocky Road To Dublin by The DublinersBook: Pocket Wine Book 1987 by Hugh JohnsonLuxury: 50-pound jar of Marmite

Michael Bogdanov's colourful, and sometimes controversial, career has included running a pub, a prosecution for his interpretation of Howard Brenton's Romans in Britain, associate directorship of the National Theatre since 1980 and the founding, last year, of the English Shakespeare Company. In conversation with Michael Parkinson, he talks about his views on the theatre and also chooses the eight records he would take to the mythical island. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Rocky Road To Dublin by The Dubliners Book: Pocket Wine Book 1987 by Hugh Johnson Luxury: 50-pound jar of Marmite