
Man of Action
BBC Radio 3, 1976
Himself
Man of Action was a series of radio programs in which well-known public figures presented a personal choice of records.
One of Jeremy's choices was Requiem in D minor by composer Gabriel Fauré.
He
selected the piece again to feature during a 1991 interview for Desert
Island Discs. He was speaking about the death of his wife, Joan, and
then introduced the music with great emotion:
"I remember
when I did Man of Action in London ... I dedicated this to the death of
my mother who was killed in a car accident, so [long, emotional pause]
I'll dedicate it to both of them."