Desert Island Discs

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Julie Andrews Oct 18, 1992

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The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is Julie Andrews, the star of such film favourites as Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music. Julie Andrews discovered she had an unusual talent for singing quite early and first appeared on stage alongside her step-father and her mother in their act, touring the Variety theatres of Great Britain in the 1940s and early 1950s. She had an enormous hit in a show at the London Hippodrome Theatre when she was just a teenager, and then appeared regularly on Educating Archie, one of radio's biggest programmes in the 1950s.

But it was appearing on Broadway that led her to being cast in the stage version of My Fair Lady, with Rex Harrison that really began to establish her as an international star, and then her first movie role, as Mary Poppins, which won her an Oscar that brought her to the attention of millions worldwide.

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

Favourite track: Piano Concerto in G by Maurice Ravel Book: The Once and Future King by T H White Luxury: Piano

Rt Hon Lord Sainsbury Oct 11, 1992

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Sue Lawley's castaway is businessman and politician Lord Sainsbury.

Favourite track: String Quintet In C Second Movement by Franz Schubert Book: The New Oxford Book of English Verse Luxury: Bed

Juliet Stevenson Oct 04, 1992

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Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Juliet Stevenson.

Favourite track: Sonata No 3 in G Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Complete Works by W B Yeats Luxury: Masaccio Frescos in the Brancacci Chapel

Chad Varah Sep 27, 1992

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Sue Lawley's castaway is founder of the Samaritans Chad Varah.

Favourite track: Aria: Dulcis Amor by George Frideric Handel Book: The New Oxford Book of English Verse Luxury: Own bathroom run by solar power with hot and cold water and a video player attached

Raymond Blanc Sep 20, 1992

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Sue Lawley's castaway is chef Raymond Blanc.

Favourite track: Hungarian Dance No 1 in G Minor by Johannes Brahms Book: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery Luxury: A good luck stone (from his wife)

Penelope Leach Sep 13, 1992

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Sue Lawley's castaway is psychologist Penelope Leach.

Favourite track: Prelude No 6 In D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Complete Works by Sigmund Freud Luxury: Coffee

Bob Geldof Sep 06, 1992

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Sue Lawley's castaway is musician Bob Geldof.

Favourite track: In The Garden by Van Morrison Book: Diary by Samuel Pepys Luxury: The Metropolitan Museum of New York

Rt Hon David Mellor MP Jul 26, 1992

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Sue Lawley's castaway is politician David Mellor.

Favourite track: Tristan und Isolde - Liebestod by Richard Wagner Book: The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy Luxury: Telephone (disconnected)

Sir Peregrine Worsthorne Jul 19, 1992

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The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is newspaper columnist Sir Peregrine Worsthorne. Outspoken and flamboyant, he believes that the columnists' brief is to supply opinions for those who haven't the time to think. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his life and work and remembering how his use of a four-letter word on primetime television blighted his career for several years.

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

Favourite track: Partita No 1 in B Flat Major by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh Luxury: Hallucinogenic drugs

Mohamed Amin Jul 12, 1992

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Sue Lawley's castaway is photo-journalist Mohamed Amin.

Favourite track: My Way by Frank Sinatra Book: Life of John F Kennedy Luxury: Satellite dish and television set