Private Passions

The Kreutzer Sonata

*Isaiah Berlin: Ein Porträt

• A portrait in German by Andreas Isenschmid, with contributions by IB, Isenschmid and Axel Honneth; readings spoken by Peter Kner
• Recording dates: London 9–10/2/93, Frankfurt 17/9/93
• First transmission: 9.00 pm 24/9/93 Swiss Radio DRS, Studio Zürich, channel DRS2
• Duration: 55 minutes 48 seconds
• Repeat: 4.30 pm 3/10/93 ibid.
• Series: Passage (No 2)
• Presenter: Andreas Isenschmid
• Transcript: made by Henry Hardy
• Recording: BLSA Tape H3754

Classic FM interview

• First transmission: 12.00 pm 4/3/93 Classic FM
• Duration (IB’s portion): 25 minutes
• Series: Susannah Simons: Music and Conversation
• Presenter: Susannah Simons
• Transcript: made by Henry Hardy
• Recording: BLSA Tape H1247

Desert Island Discs

• Recording date: 25/2/92
• First transmission: 12.15 pm 19/4/92 BBC Radio 4
• Duration: 40 minutes
• Repeat: 9.05 am 24/4/92 BBC Radio 4; 12.15 pm 28/3/93 BBC Radio 4
• Series: Desert Island Discs
• Presenter: Sue Lawley
• Producer: Janet Lee
• Transcript: made by Henry Hardy (including 7,956 words of out-takes [5,155 words broadcast])
• Recording: BLSA Tape B9197 (off-air); also online

Nationalism: The Melting-Pot Myth. An interview with Bryan Magee.

• Interviews by Bryan Magee
• Recording date: 10/2/92
• First transmission: 19/2/92 BBC Radio 3
• Duration (whole programme): 48 minutes
• Series: What’s the Big Idea? (last of 12)
• Presenter: Bryan Magee
• Producer: Matt Thompson
• Transcript: made by Henry Hardy (IB’s portion)
• Recording: BLSA Tape B9090 (off-air)
• Publication: online on this site

The Late Show. Interview by Michael Ignatieff

• Interview by Michael Ignatieff
• Recording date: 30/1/92
• First transmission: 11.15 pm 5/2/92 BBC2 Television
• Duration: 40 minutes
• Series: The Late Show
• Presenter: Michael Ignatieff
• Producer: David Herman
• Transcript: made by Henry Hardy
• Recording: BLSA Tape V985 (off-air)

Sir Isaiah Berlin

• In conversation with John Drummond
• First transmission: 9.00 pm 23/12/91 BBC Radio 3
• Duration: 45 minutes
• Presenter: John Drummond
• Transcript: made by Henry Hardy
• Recording: BLSA Tape B8931

Incredible but True

Twenty Hours in the Life of Anna Akhmatova