Desert Island Discs: Archive 1986-1991 - Ian Botham

If you were told that this week's Desert Island Discs castaway took ballet lessons as a child, was a moderately angelic choirboy and now plays golf, badminton and cricket, as well as walking long distances for charity, the name of Ian Botham might well not spring immediately to mind. But it will indeed be Mr Ian Botham who'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his exploits on and off the cricket field, as well as discussing his ambition to captain the England team again.

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

Favourite track: I'm Still Standing by Elton John
Book: Encyclopaedia of species of fish of the world
Luxury: Fishing rod

Published on Sunday, 5th November 1989.

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