Desert Island Discs

Peter Why · Post by **Peter Why** » March 29th, 2014, 1:40 am

Very odd. One of my friends just emailed me. My reading of The Song of Hiawatha was chosen as one of her eight favourite recordings by last week's guest on Desert Island Discs (Claire Bertschinger) .... though I think she's more interested in the content than any particular qualities of the reader.

.... and it's read a bit too slowly for my tastes now.

But we may get some more readers and listeners if anyone follows up on it.

I'm at about 08:45:
This link may not work outside the U.K.: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ymr52

Peter

Lucy_k_p · Post by **Lucy_k_p** » March 29th, 2014, 2:47 am

Wow, that's really awesome. Congratulations.

RuthieG · Post by **RuthieG** » March 29th, 2014, 3:12 am

Bravo, Peter! @LibriVox has tweeted your fame!

Ruth

carolb · Post by **carolb** » March 29th, 2014, 7:38 am

Oh, I heard it, and thought how brilliantly read - I didn't realize it was you, Peter!
I enjoyed the pace, it gave time to listen and absorb the atmosphere.
So often recordings, spoken and music (e.g. Pachelbel's Canon on Classic FM

) are recorded at a pace
to make one think they are rushing to catch the last bus!

Congratulations!

Carol

kayray · Post by **kayray** » March 29th, 2014, 9:49 am

That's super-cool, Peter! :)

Peter Why · Post by **Peter Why** » March 29th, 2014, 11:09 am

Thanks, everyone; I've been listening to Desert Island Discs occasionally for most of my life. It feels very peculiar to ... sort of .... appear on it myself.
Peter

earthcalling · Post by **earthcalling** » March 31st, 2014, 11:14 am

That's amazing, Peter. Congratulations!

D

Peter Why · Post by **Peter Why** » April 1st, 2014, 10:50 am

Thanks, David; all I have to do now is fight off the talent scouts!
Peter