Betty Jackson

This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is the fashion designer Betty Jackson. For three decades Betty Jackson has been at the cutting edge of the British Fashion scene and this year presented her 40th show at London Fashion week. In conversation with Sue Lawley, she talks about her life and work and chooses eight records to take to the mythical island.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Choices

1.

Nina Simone

Ain't Got No, I Got Life

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2.

The Beatles

Rock and Roll Music

Composer: Berry

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3.

Castaway's favourite

Dusty Springfield

You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

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4.

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

The Tracks of My Tears

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5.

Ella Fitzgerald

Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

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6.

Van Morrison

Brown Eyed Girl

Artist: Van Morrison

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7.

Moby

Pocelain

Artist: Moby

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8.

Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris

Sisters of Mercy

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Book

Vision: 50 Years of Creativity by Melvyn Bragg

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Luxury item

Red lipstick

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