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4 Extra Debut. From Mozart to Nat King Cole. Actor David Suchet shares his castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From February 2009.

From Mozart to Nat King Cole.

Actor Sir David Suchet shares his castaway choices with Kirsty Young.

David has won armfuls of awards for his work - most recently an Emmy for his portrayal of Robert Maxwell - but he is best known for the character he was associated with for 20 years, Hercule Poirot.

His approach to his work is meticulous and he says he has to inhabit each role he takes on. In this illuminating interview he recalls how, early in his career, a psychologist showed him how to shed his character at the end of each performance otherwise, he found, the edges between his own life and those of the person he was playing became blurred.

First broadcast on 91热爆 Radio 4 in February 2009.

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