Pauline Collins
Sue Lawley's castaway is actor Pauline Collins.
The castaway in this week's Desert Island Discs is actress Pauline Collins. As someone who has been entertaining television audiences for over twenty years in popular series like Emergency Ward 10 and Upstairs, Downstairs, she has simultaneously pursued a theatrical career which recently burgeoned into huge success with her portrayal of Shirley Valentine - the trapped Liverpool housewife who finds escape on a Greek island. It's a part which has won her great acclaim both on the stage and in the recent film version. Pauline Collins will be talking to Sue Lawley about the international star status Shirley Valentine has brought her and recalling milestones and memories of her career.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy
Book: Teach yourself physics
Luxury: Papers, pencils, paints
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Erroll Garner
I'll Remember April
- Concert By The Sea.
- CBS.
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Charles鈥怣arie Widor
Toccata (from Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor)
Soloist: Peter Hurford
- Peter Hurford - Toccata & Fugue.
- Decca.
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Jimmy Smith
Got My Mojo Working
- Compact jazz.
- Verve.
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Mado Robin
La Gitane Er L'Oiseau
- Mado Robin.
- HMV.
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Jennifer Holliday
And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going
- Dreamgirls: The Original Broadway Cast Album.
- Geffen.
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Violin Cti by Tchaikovsky & Bruch.
- Decca.
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Claude Debussy
Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque)
Soloist: Michel Beroff
- Debussy: Children's Corner.
- EMI.
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Umberto Giordano
Amor ti vieta (from Fedora)
Soloist: Jussi Bj枚rling
- Arias (from Rigoletto)/Don Carlos.
- RCA.
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Book Choice
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Teach yourself physics
Luxury Choice
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Papers, pencils, paints
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Pauline Collins |
Broadcasts
- Sun 17 Dec 1989 12:15大象传媒 Radio 4
- Fri 22 Dec 1989 09:05大象传媒 Radio 4
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