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Desert Island Discs is one of Radio 4's most popular and enduring programmes. Created by Roy Plomley in 1942, the format is simple: each week a guest is invited by Sue Lawley to choose the eight records they would take with them to a desert island.
The discussion of their choice is a device for them to review their life. They also choose a favourite book (excluding the Bible or other religious work and Shakespeare - these already await the "castaway") and a luxury which must be inanimate and have no practical use. |
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Sue's biography
- Sue's interview
- Quiz about Sue |
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"Lawley's consensual, almost sensual probing, producing an ambiguous bond like that between hostage and hostage-taker, is ... a masterpiece of technique."
The Sunday Times 17 March 1996
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Joss Ackland, actor
This programme was first broadcast in August 2001.
1 The Lark Ascending
Performer: Nigel Kennedy with City of
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle
Composer: Vaughan Williams
Publisher: EMI
CD Title: Violin Concerto
Label: EMI
Rec No: CDC 556413 2
2 Bailero from Songs of the Auvergne
Performer: Victoria de los Angeles with Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux conducted by Jean-Pierre Jacquillat
Composer: unknown
Publisher: EMI
CD Title: Chants d'Auvergne
Label: EMI
Rec No: CDM 566978 2
3 Moon River
Performer: Audrey Hepburn
Composer: Mancini/Johnny Mercer
Publisher: Giant Records
CD Title: Music from the films of Audrey
Hepburn
Label: BIG SCREEN Records
Rec No: 9 24503-2
4 Children Will Listen
Performer: Bernadette Peters
Composer: Stephen Sondheim
Publisher: BMG Music
CD Title: Into the Woods
Label: RCA
Rec No: BD 86796
5 Mr Bojangles
Performer: Nina Simone
Composer: J Walker
Publisher: Warner Chappell
CD Title: Incredible Sound of Jo Whiley
Band: CD2 trk 20
Label: Incredible
Rec No: INC 7 CD/A & B
6 Losing My Mind
Performer: Barbara Cook
Composer: Stephen Sondheim
Publisher: BMG Music
CD Title: Celebrate Broadway Vol 6
Label: RCA
Rec No: 09026 61992 2
7 Sibelius ViolinConcerto
Performer: Ivry Gitlis with Vienna Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jascha Horenstein
Composer: Sibelius
Publisher: Vox Music Group
CD Title: The Art of Ivry Gitlis
Label: Vox
Rec No: CDX2 5505/A & B
8 My Cup Runneth Over
Performer: Mary Martin & Robert Preston
Composer: Tom Jones lyrics & Harvey
Schmidt (music)
Publisher: BMG Music
CD Title: I do I do/Original Broadway cast
Label: RCA
Rec No 1128-2-RC
If Joss could take just one record it would be No 8, My Cup Runneth Over.
His book, apart from The Bible and the Complete Works of Shakespeare, would be Samuel Pepy's Diary.
His luxury would be a huge jar of liquorice.
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