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Arlene Phillips

Kirsty Young's castaway is dancer and choreographer Arlene Phillips.

Kirsty Young's castaway is the choreographer, Arlene Phillips. In a career spanning 40 years, she set up the dance group Hot Gossip and has masterminded numerous music videos and West End shows. Already one of the country's leading choreographers, the hit TV show Strictly Come Dancing then turned her into a household name.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Dinah Washington
Book: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Luxury: Tweezers.

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45 minutes

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Fri 3 Jul 2009 09:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Lou Reed

    Walk On The Wild Side

    • 25 Years Of Rock β€˜n’ Roll 1973.
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Carl Orff

    O Fortuna (from Carmina Burana)

    Soloist: Lucia Popp, John Van Kerstern, Hermann Prey Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra Conductor: Kurt Eichhorn

    • The Best of Carl Orff.
    • Conifer.

  • Camille Saint‐SaΓ«ns

    The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals)

    Soloist: Pascal RogΓ© , Cristina Ortiz Orchestra: London Sinfonietta Conductor: Charles Dutoit

    • The Essential Saint-SaΓ«ns.
    • Decca.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Dinah Washington

      Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

      • Compact Jazz: Dinah Washington.
      • Mercury.

  • Johann Pachelbel

    Canon in D major

    Soloist: Leonard Slatkin Orchestra: The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    • Works by Pachelbel, Borodin, Tchaikovsky.
    • Telarc.

  • Elton John

    I'm Still Standing

    • Another Perfect Day.
    • Columbia.

  • Lon Satton & Ray Shell

    I am the Starlight

    • Starlight Express: Original London Cast.
    • Polydor.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Someone to Watch Over Me

    • Love, Ella.
    • Verve.

  • Book Choice

    • Little Women - Louisa May Alcott

  • Luxury Choice

    • Tweezers

Credits

Presenter Kirsty Young
Interviewed Guest Arlene Phillips

Broadcasts

  • Sun 28 Jun 2009 11:15
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 3 Jul 2009 09:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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