Zoe Wanamaker
Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Zoe Wanamaker.
The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the actress Zoe Wanamaker. She'll be talking to Sue Lawley about the roles she has taken on in theatre and television - in Love Hurts, Prime Suspect and, more recently, in the West End hit Dead Funny. She'll also be describing how she has tried to cope with the death of her father - the distinguished actor Sam Wanamaker - at the end of last year.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Requiem Offertorio by Giuseppe Verdi
Book: Greek Myths by Robert Graves
Luxury: Samson tobacco and liquorice Rizla papers
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Music Played
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The Rolling Stones
Sympathy For The Devil
- Flashpoint.
- Rolling Stones.
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Castaway's Favourite
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Giuseppe Verdi
Offertorio (from Requiem Mass)
Soloist: Jussi Bj枚rling / Rosalind Elias / Giorgio Tozzi / Leontyne Price Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonica Conductor: Fritz Reiner
- Verdi - Requiem - Price, Elias, Bjorling, Tozzi.
- Decca.
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Miles Davis
Freddie Freeloader
- Kind Of Blue - Miles Davis.
- CBS.
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Franz Schubert
String Quintet in C major - 2nd movement
Orchestra: The Alban Berg Quartet Soloist: Heinrich Schiff
- Schubert - String Quintet: Alban Berg Quartet.
- EMI.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita for Keyboard No. 1 in B flat major
Soloist: Glenn Gould
- Bach Partitas/Glenn Gould.
- CBS.
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Bette Midler
I Never Talk To Strangers
Artist: Tom Waits
- Foreign Affairs.
- Asylum.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 9 in D major - 4th movement
Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
- Mahler - Symphony No. 9.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Ella Fitzgerald
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
- Memories Are Made Of This - Various Artists.
- Dino Entertainment.
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Book Choice
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Greek Myths - Robert Graves
Luxury Choice
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Samson tobacco and liquorice Rizla papers
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Zoe Wanamaker |
Broadcasts
- Sun 12 Jun 1994 12:15大象传媒 Radio 4
- Fri 17 Jun 1994 09:05大象传媒 Radio 4
- Fri 31 Mar 1995 09:05大象传媒 Radio 4
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