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This Week's Guest:
Allan Ahlberg
14 November 2008
Repeated
25 December 2008 |
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Allan's Choice |
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Kirsty Young's castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is one of our best-loved children's authors, Allan Ahlberg.
He started writing stories for children at his wife Janet's suggestion - she wanted someone to write the words so that she could provide the illustrations.
They went on to produce more than three dozen picture books together including The Jolly Postman, Each Peach Pear Plum and Peepo! and their books sold in their millions.
In this moving programme, Allan describes the impact of Janet's diagnosis, how she faced up to the knowledge that she was dying and how, after her death, he worked through his grief by compiling another book – a very personal collection about her life and work. |
1. The Trolley Song from the film ‘Meet Me in St Louis’
Performer Judy Garland
Composer Martin/Blane
EMI CD Title Judy Garland: Classic Songs from the Stage and Screen
Track 2
Label MUSIC CLUB
Rec No MCCD101
2. Drake’s Drum from Songs of the Sea
Performer Thomas Allen, London Philharmonic Orchestra & choir conducted by Roger Norrington
Composer Sir Charles Villiers Stanford
CD Title The British Music Collection: Sir Charles Villiers Stanford
Track 3
Label Decca
Rec No 470 384-2
3. Ain’t Talkin’
Performer Bob Dylan
Composer Bob Dylan
C D Title Bob Dylan: Modern Times
Track 10
Label COLUMBIA
Rec No 82876876062
4. Anna Dixie
Performer Norma Waterson
Composer Lal Waterson
CD Title Norma Waterson
Track 10
Label HANNIBAL
Rec No HNCD 1393
5. Come Sing and Dance
Performer Janet Baker with Martin Isepp on the piano
Composer Herbert Howells
CD Title An Anthology of English Song
Track Side 2 trk 2
Label SAGA CLASSICS
Rec No EC 3340-2
6. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
Performer Ella Fitzgerald
Composer Rodgers & Hart
CD Title Ella Fitzgerald: The Rodgers & Hart Songbook, Vol.2
Track 4
Label VERVE
Rec No 8215802
7. Closing Time
Performer Leonard Cohen
Composer Leonard Cohen
CD Title Leonard Cohen: Closing Time
Track 1
Label COLUMBIA
Rec No 6592992
8. Goodbye from the White Horse Inn
Performer Josef Locke
Composer Graham/Stoltz/Benatzky
CD Title Josef Locke, Tenor 1917-99 - Goodbye
Track 3
Label JASMINE
Rec No JASMCD 2565
Record: Closing Time by Leonard Cohen
Book: Selected Stories by Alice Munro
Luxury: A wall to kick a football against. |
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