Dr Ruth Westheimer
Sue Lawley's castaway is sex therapist Dr Ruth Westheimer.
The castaway in this week's Desert Island Discs is sex therapist Dr Ruth Westheimer.
Born in Germany in the late 1920s, her Jewish family sent her out of the country as the Nazis rose to power. Sent to the safe but lonely confines of a Swiss orphanage, she was never to see her family again. Then, after living in Israel and studying in Paris, she eventually took American citizenship. Then, 10 years ago, she emerged from obscurity to become a national celebrity. As an unemployed college lecturer in her early 50s, her appearances on radio and television, where she handed out explicit but common-sense advice on sex and its problems, brought her fame and fortune. She'll be talking to Sue Lawley about her early life, her adventures in Paris and Israel and the satisfactions of her present job.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: There Was A Time by Joel Westheimer
Book: Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Luxury: Large box of marrons glac茅s
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No. 13 in G major 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Works by Mozart, etc.
- Philips.
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Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
Auld Lang Syne
- Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians.
- Brunswick.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral'
Orchestra: The Bavarian Radio Symphony & Chorus
- Beethoven: Symphony No 9 In D Minor.
- Philips.
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Mouloudji
Comme Un Petit Coquelicot
- Mouloudji.
- Philips.
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Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in B minor 'Unfinished'
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic
- Schubert: Symphonies.
- Decca.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Der Vogelf盲nger bin ich ja (from The Magic Flute)
Soloist: Wolfgang brendel
- Mozart: Die Zauberflote.
- EMI.
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Geula Gill
Jerusalem Of Gold
- Songs of the War & Victory.
- CBS.
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Castaway's Favourite
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Joel Westheimer
There Was A Time - PRIVATE TAPE
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Book Choice
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Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
Luxury Choice
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Large box of marrons glac茅s
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Dr Ruth Westheimer |
Broadcasts
- Sun 16 Sep 1990 12:15麻豆社 Radio 4
- Fri 21 Sep 1990 09:05麻豆社 Radio 4
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