That I think the most
beautiful woman in the world is:
Audrey Hepburn
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My Top 10 Classical Music
Choices:
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- 1. Prelude in D flat "Raindrops"
by F. Chopin
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- 2. "Moonlight" Sonata by L. Van
Beethoven
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- 3. Concierto de Aranjuez by J. Rodrigo
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- 4. Canon in D Major by J. Pachelbel
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- 5. Toccata from Symphony No. 5 by C. Widor
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- 6. Adagio in G minor by T. Albioni
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- 7. New Hebrides Overture by F. Mendelson
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- 8. Duettino in The Marriage of Figero by
W. Mozart
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- 9. Je crois entendre encore by G. Bitzet
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- 10. Zadok the Priest by G. Handel
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My Top 10 Album Choices:
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- 1. The Wall by Pink Floyd
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- 2. Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
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- 3. Boy by U2
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- 4. Köln by Keith Jarrett
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- 5. Decade by Neil Young
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- 6. Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
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- 7. Wish you were here by Pink Floyd
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- 8. October by U2
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- 9. Listen without Prejudice by George Michael
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- 10. Jonathan Livingstone Seagull by Neil
Diamond
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That when I was at the University
of Beijing as a Visiting Scientist in 1986, I was asked to appear
in a film as a "western extra" in a Ballroom Dancing
Scene. That film subsequently went on to win nine Oscars including
'Best Film'
The Last Emperor
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That from the age of 7 until
21, I was the subject of numerous reports and papers analyzing
"Disadvantaged Children", a long term study into the
effects of Social Background on Educational accomplishments.
University of Wales, Cardiff
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My Top 10 Cities:
- 1. Venice
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- 2. San Francisco
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- 3. London
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- 4. Rome
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- 5. Kyoto
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- 6. Brugges
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- 7. Stockholm
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- 8. Kathmandu
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- 9. Prague
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- 10. Washington
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My Top 10 Pop Music Choices:
- 1. French Kissing by Debbie Harry
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- 2. Passengers by Miss Sarajevo
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- 3. Senza una donna by Zucchero and Paul Young
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- 4. Bella Senz' Anima by Riccardo Cocciante
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- 5. Driving with your brakes on by Del Amitri
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- 6. The Mine by Oxa and the New Trolls
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- 7. Counting Blue Cars by Dishwalla
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- 8. Why does it always rain on me by Travis
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- 9. California Dreaming by The Mamas and the
Papas
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- 10. Happy Together by The Turtles
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That "Home"
is the subject of a long running soap opera
All the houses I lived
in from 1963-1982 and 1987-1988 are shown on this map
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That my favourite Artist
is Casper David Friedrich:
The Wanderer above the
Sea of Mist
(1818. Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany)
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My Top 10 Movies:
- 1. The Jazz Singer (1980)
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- 2. Forest Gump
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- 3. The Godfather I
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- 4. The Wall
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- 5. Breakfast at Tiffanies
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- 6. Chariots of Fire
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- 7. The Godfather II
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- 8. Titanic
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- 9. The Bear
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- 10. Some Like It Hot
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My Top 10 Guitar Solo
Choices:
- 1. Chelsea Monday by Marillion
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- 2. Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
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- 3. Like a Hurricane by Neil Young
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- 4. November Rain by Guns and Roses
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- 5. Scar Tissue by Red Hot Chilli Peppers
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- 6. Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
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- 7. Shine on you crazy diamond by Pink Floyd
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- 8. Freebird by Lynerd Skynard
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- 9. Profession of Violence by UFO
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- 10. Wish you were here by Pink Floyd
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That in 1986, I was interviewed
at Radio Devon about the "Exeter University Geological Expedition
to China" by:
Jill Dando
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My Top 10 Countries:
- 1. Italy
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- 2. USA
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- 3. Egypt
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- 4. Wales
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- 5. South Africa
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- 6. Japan
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- 7. Switzerland
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- 8. England
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- 9. Malta
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- 10. Nepal
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My Top 10 Rock Music Choices:
- 1. Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
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- 2. Bad by U2
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- 3. Money by Pink Floyd
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- 4. Stargazer by Rainbow
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- 5. Hymn by Barclay James Harvest
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- 6. Suppers Ready by Genesis
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- 7. Grendel by Marillion
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- 8. Fool's Overture by Supertramp
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- 9. One by U2
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- 10. Big Log by Robert Plant
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My Top 10 Musicals:
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- 1. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
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- 2. Jesus Christ Superstar
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- 3. Les Miserables
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- 4. Miss Saigon
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- 5. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
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- 6. Phantom of the Opera
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- 7. Evita
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- 8. Cats
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- 9. Yentyl
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- 10. The Lion King
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My Top 10 Guitarists:
- 1. David Gilmour of Pink Floyd
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- 2. The Edge of U2
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- 3. Chris Squire of Yes
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- 4. Mike Rutherford of Genesis
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- 5. Mike Oldfield
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- 6. Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
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- 7. Steve Howe of Yes
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- 8. Roger Waters of Pink Floyd
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- 9. John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
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- 10. Neil Young
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My Top 10 Musical Bands:
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- 1. Pink Floyd
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- 2. U2
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- 3. Genesis
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- 4. Yes
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- 5. Neil Young
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- 6. Led Zeppelin
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- 7. Mike Oldfield
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- 8. The Beatles
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- 9. Marillion
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- 10. John Denver
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10 British People who
I admire:
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- 1. Margaret Thatcher
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- 2. Winston Churchill
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- 3. Chris Bonnington
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- 4. Steve Redgrave
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- 5. Isaac Newton
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- 6. Paul Hewson (Bono)
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- 7. David Attenborough
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- 8. Bob Geldof
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- 9. Tony Benn
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- 10. David Gilmour
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One of my favourite
pictures:
Langt Langt Borte Saa
Han Noget Lyse Og Glitre
(Far, far away Soria Moria Palace shimmered
like gold)
Theodor Severin Kittelsen
(1857-1914)
(1900. National Gallery, Oslo, Norway)
"Over and over again
the Ash Lad has to set out
on long and hazardous journeys,
east of the sun and west of the moon.
He is forced to face countless dangers.
But far, far away he sees something
shining and glistening -
Soria Moria Castle..."
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My Top 10 'Desert Island
Discs':
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- 1. Richard Strauss - The Alpine Symphony
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- 2. Prelude in D flat "Raindrops"
by F. Chopin
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- 3. I Giorni by Ludvico Einaudi
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- 4. Sanctus by Libera
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- 5. Bella Senz' Anima by Riccardo Cocciante
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- 6. Happy Together by The Turtles
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- 7. I need some sleep by The Eels
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- 8. Miserere by Gregorio Allegri
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- 9. Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
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- 10. Bad by U2
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