Podcasts Culture Desert Island Discs Sir Roger Bannister

Sir Roger Bannister

Published: Feb. 16, 1992, 11:15 a.m.

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is Sir Roger Bannister, the man who first ran the four-minute mile. Now an eminent neurologist, he is as proud of his research during the last 15 years into the effects of low blood pressure, as he is of his achievements on the athletics field.

Master of Pembroke College, he's taken up sculling, and with a night school qualification in navigation as well, he'll be telling Sue Lawley how he plans to escape from the desert island.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: Violin Concerto in D Major by Ludwig van Beethoven\nBook: Anthology of Russian, American & English Stories\nLuxury: Solar-powered receiver to receive Radio 4