Gordon Beningfield

Gordon Beningfield's designs for postage stamps include a butterfly set and the recently-issued insect set. He is also well-known for his paintings of nature and the countryside. In conversation with Roy Plomley, he describes his first job in studios producing ecclesiastical art, his later concentration on stained glass, and then painting. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: I Vow To Thee, My Country (from The Planets) - Jupiter by Gustav Holst Book: Manual on how to swim Luxury: Sketchbook, paints and pencils

You can listen to Gordon Beningfield online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Gordon Beningfield is an episode from Desert Island Discs: Archive 1981-1985 by BBC.

This episode is 33:53 long.

This episode was published on Mar 16, 1985.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Desert Island Discs: Archive 1981-1985 when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.