Barbara Taylor Bradford
Sue Lawley's castaway is novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford.
Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the popular novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford. Born in Upper Armley, Leeds, by the age of 16 Barbara had graduated from the typing pool and was a cub reporter in the newsroom of the Yorkshire Evening Post. By twenty she was Fashion Editor of Woman's Own in London.
In 1976, after a number of failed attempts, she sold her first novel to a publisher on the basis of a ten-page outline. That book A Woman of Substance, has gone on to sell in the region of 20 million copies. The heroine, Emma Harte, inspired such a following that she and her dynasty were the subjects of two further books and despite Emma being 'killed off' in the second, Taylor Bradford has resurrected her for a 'lost years' prequel this summer. Emma's Secret will be her 19th novel, with 10 of them made into TV films.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Vissi d'Arte by Giacomo Puccini
Book: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Luxury: Bag of eye make-up, especially mascara
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Giacomo Puccini
Un bel di vedremo (One fine day) (from Madama Butterfly)
Soloist: Marie Callas
- Voice of the Century.
- EMI.
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Rod Stewart
I'll Be Seeing You
- It Had To Be You - the Great American.
- BMG.
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Giacomo Puccini
O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi)
Soloist: Yvonne Kenny
- Great Operatic Arias.
- Chandos.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Soloist: Vladimir Ashkenazy Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
- Vladimir Ashkenazy- Favourite Piano.
- Decca.
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Diana Krall
I'll Remember You
- The Look of Love.
- Verve.
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Frank Sinatra
One For My Baby
- Frank Sinatra - Reprise Years.
- Reprise.
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Castaway's Favourite
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Giacomo Puccini
Vissi d'arte (from Tosca)
Soloist: Kiri Te Kanawa
- Tosca.
- Decca.
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Charlotte Church
Jerusalem
Artist: Welsh National Opera
- Voice of an Angel.
- Sony Classical.
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Book Choice
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David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
Luxury Choice
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Bag of eye make-up, especially mascara
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Barbara Taylor Bradford |
Broadcasts
- Sun 6 Jul 2003 11:15大象传媒 Radio 4
- Fri 11 Jul 2003 09:00大象传媒 Radio 4
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