Henrietta, Marchioness Of Tavistock
Sue Lawley's castaway is Henrietta, Marchioness Of Tavistock.
This week's castaway in Desert Island Discs is Henrietta, Marchioness of Tavistock. She'll be talking to Sue Lawley about, amongst other things, her idyllic childhood, her passion for breeding horses and explaining why she initially refused to live with her husband in his family's ancestral home, Woburn Abbey.
Favourite track: Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo by Pietro Mascagni
Book: History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Sir Winston Churchill
Luxury: Triangular pillow
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Neil Diamond
Beautiful Noise
- Beautiful Noise.
- CBS.
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Georges Bizet
Au fond du temple saint (from The Pearl Fishers)
Soloist: Ernest Blanc, Nicolai Gedda Orchestra: Orchestra Of The Comic Opera, Paris Conductor: Pierre Dervaux
- The Movies Got To The Opera.
- EMI.
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Fred Astaire
That Face
Artist: Buddy Bergman Orchestra
- Three Evenings With Fred Astaire And Astairable Fred.
- DRG.
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C.S. Lewis
Aslan Is Near
Artist: Michael Hordern
- The Chronicles Of Narnia.
- Travellers Tales.
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Castaway's Favourite
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Pietro Mascagni
Intermezzo (from Cavalleria rusticana)
Orchestra: Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Riccardo Muti
- Cavalleria Rusticana & Leoncavallo I Pagliacci.
- EMI.
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John Barry
The John Dunbar Theme
Orchestra: Philharmonic Orchestra
- Dances With Wolves Original Soundtrack.
- Epic.
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Charles Trenet
La Mer
- When Houswives Had The Choice.
- 91热爆.
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Eric Clapton
Wonderful Tonight
- Just One Night.
- RSO.
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Book Choice
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History of the English-Speaking Peoples - Sir Winston Churchill
Luxury Choice
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Triangular pillow
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Sue Lawley |
Interviewed Guest | The Marchioness of Tavistock |
Broadcasts
- Sun 3 May 1992 12:1591热爆 Radio 4
- Fri 8 May 1992 09:0591热爆 Radio 4
- Fri 30 Jul 1993 09:0591热爆 Radio 4
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