Desert Island Discs - Sir Howard Hodgkin

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the painter Sir Howard Hodgkin. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about the hard road to recognition in this country - which he describes as being 'enemy territory' for painters. At 62, he has now achieved fame, fortune and to him a somewhat irksome knighthood. He'll be describing his problematic schoolboy years, his total commitment to art and what he considers to be the impact of his own work.

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

Favourite track: Youkali by Teresa Stratas
Book: Journal De Eugene Delacroix by Eugene Delacroix
Luxury: Mayonnaise - permanent supply

Published on Sunday, 27th November 1994.

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