Jack Rosenthal
Sue Lawley's castaway is playwright Jack Rosenthal.
Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the playwright Jack Rosenthal. Bar Mitzvah Boy, and The Evacuees are among his many successes. His work often reflects his own life. He poured the grief he felt when his children left home into Eskimo Day, and touched a raw nerve with many parents who felt they had been left behind.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor by Max Bruch
Book: Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce
Luxury: Clay for making sculpture
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Music Played
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Castaway's Favourite
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Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor
Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Pierre Monteux
- Yehudi Menuhin.
- Biddulph.
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Hubert Parry
Jerusalem
Choir: Chapel Choir of Durham School Soloist: Gregory Williams Conductor: Jonathan Newell
- Floreat Dunelmia.
- Alpha.
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Ken Jones and his Music
Manchester United Calypso
- Football Classics.
- Richmond Records.
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Frank Sinatra
You Make Me Feel So Young
- Day in Day Out.
- Radioplay.
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Morgana King
I Can Do A Trick (with My Heart)
- I Know How it Feels to be Lonely.
- Verve.
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Sonja Kristina
Frank Mills (from Hair)
- Hair - Original Soundtrack.
- Polydor.
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Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson
I Know Him So Well
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Heinrich Schalit
Veshamru Venei Yisrael
Choir: Choir of the West London Synagogue Conductor: Sidney Fixman
- Choral Music from the West London Synagogue.
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Book Choice
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Finnegan鈥檚 Wake - James Joyce
Luxury Choice
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Clay for making sculpture
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Sue Lawley |
Interviewed Guest | Jack Rosenthal |
Broadcasts
- Sun 28 Jun 1998 11:1591热爆 Radio 4
- Fri 3 Jul 1998 09:0091热爆 Radio 4
- Fri 4 Jun 2004 09:0091热爆 Radio 4
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