Max Knight was the guest on the episode of BBC Radio’s Desert Island Discs that was broadcast on Monday 28 June 1965. His choices were as follows:
• Morriston Orpheus Choir singing “The March of the Men of Harlech”
• Jelly Roll Morton playing “King Porter Stomp”
• Bing Crosby and Mary Martin singing “The Waiter, the Porter and the Upstairs Maid”
• Marian Anderson singing “Mon Coeur s’ouvre à tavoix” from Samson and Delilah by Camille Saint‐Saëns
• The Original Dixieland Jazz Band playing “I’ve Lost My Heart To Dixieland”
• Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feet Warmers playing “Preachin’ Blues”
• Mildred Bailey and Her Alleycats performing“Downhearted Blues”
• Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra performing “Junk Man”
Favourite track:
“The Waiter, the Porter and the Upstairs Maid” by Bing Crosby & Mary Martin
Chosen book:
The Cambridge Natural History
Chosen luxury:
A microscope