Peter Scudamore
Desert Island Discs: Archive 1991-1996
English - May 29, 1994 10:15 - 33 minutes - 31 MB - ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsPersonal Journals Society & Culture comedy interview news politics business entrepreneurship culture health books leadership Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the jockey Peter Scudamore. The son of a jockey who had won the Grand National and the Cheltenham Gold Cup - Scu, as he is known throughout the racing fraternity - resisted all attempts to turn him into an estate agent, and followed in his father's footsteps. Having broken nearly every bone in his body, he retired in 1993 after a career which encompassed 1,678 National Hunt victories and the title of Champion Jockey a record eight times. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about jockeys, jumping and his new career, journalism.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Laid by James
Book: Book of Verse by Rudyard Kipling
Luxury: Snorkeling equipment