Susan Hill
Sue Lawley's castaway is novelist Susan Hill.
The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is one of the country's best-known novelists.
Author of I'm the King of the Castle, Strange Meeting and The Woman in Black, among many other books, Susan Hill will be talking to Sue Lawley about the inspiration for her recent and highly-acclaimed sequel to Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca; about the loneliness which characterised her childhood and about the relationship between tragedy in her own life and the way she writes about it in her novels.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Tom Bowling by Benjamin Britten
Book: The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford
Luxury: The Barnes Collection (paintings)
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cosi fan tutte Overture
Soloist: J Baker, M Caballe, R Van Allan
- Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte.
- Philips.
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Fred Astaire
Yours
- Let's Face The Music And Dance.
- ASV.
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Vincenzo Bellini
Oboe Concerto in E flat major
Orchestra: The Peterborough String Orchestra
- Peterborough String Orchestra - Oboe Concert.
- Helios.
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Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E Minor
Soloist: Jacqueline Du Pre Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
- Jacqueline Du Pre: Works By Elgar.
- EMI.
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Benjamin Britten
Tom Bowling
Soloist: Peter Pears
- 6 Holderlin Fragments.
- Ace Of Diamonds.
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The Children Of Botley Primary School, Oxford
One More Step Along The World I Go
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Benjamin Britten
Night covers up the rigid land
Soloist: Ian Bostridge
- The Red Cockatoo And Other Songs.
- Hyperion.
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The Beatles
Love Me Do
- The Beatles 1962 - 1966 (The Red Album).
- Apple.
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Book Choice
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The Pursuit of Love - Nancy Mitford
Luxury Choice
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The Barnes Collection (paintings)
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Susan Hill |
Broadcasts
- Sun 11 Feb 1996 12:15麻豆社 Radio 4
- Fri 16 Feb 1996 09:05麻豆社 Radio 4
- Fri 16 Aug 1996 09:05麻豆社 Radio 4
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