Dennis Taylor
Michael Parkinson's castaway is snooker player Dennis Taylor
Desert Island Discs · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Dennis Taylor became the world snooker champion in a dramatic match against Steve Davis last April. In conversation with Michael Parkinson, he describes his childhood in County Tyrone, Jim-Joe Gervin's billiard hall where he first took up snooker, and how he became a professional.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
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