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Patricia Hodge

Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Patricia Hodge.

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the actress Patricia Hodge. Currently in her prime as Miss Jean Brodie in the West End, she'll be talking to Sue Lawley about how John Mortimer selected her for her first prominent role as barrister Phyllida Trent in Rumpole of the Bailey. She went on to portray several aloof, beautiful women, but denies that she is by nature remote. She'll also be reminiscing about her childhood in Grimsby, where her parents ran a large three-star hotel, making her upbringing a little different from that of her contemporaries.

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

Favourite track: Candide Make Our Garden Grow by David Eisler & Erie Mills
Book: Compendium of Plays by Harold Pinter
Luxury: A supply of embroidery

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 13 Jan 1995 09:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Joanna MacGregor

    I Got Rhythm

    • MacGregor On Broadway.
    • Collins Classics.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Gloria Domine Deus Rex Caelestis

    Soloist: Nancy Argenta Orchestra: English Concert and Choir Conductor: Trevor Pinnock

    • Vivaldi Gloria; A. Scarlatti Dixit Dominus.
    • Archiv.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor

    Soloist: Vladimir Ashkenazy Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

    • Rachmaninov - The Piano Concertos.
    • Decca.

  • Julie Andrews

    Company Being Alive

    • An Evening With Julie Andrews.
    • RCA.

  • Fred Astaire

    By Myself

    • Show Boat And The Band Wagon.
    • MGM.

  • Barbra Streisand

    Stoney End

    • Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol 2.
    • CBS.

  • Percy Grainger

    Country Gardens

    Orchestra: The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Kenneth Montgomery

    • Percy Grainger: Famous Folk Settings.
    • Chandos.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • David Eisler & Erie Mills

      Candide Make Our Garden Grow

      Orchestra: The New York City Opera Theatre

      • Candide.
      • New World Records.

  • Book Choice

    • Compendium of Plays - Harold Pinter

  • Luxury Choice

    • A supply of embroidery

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Patricia Hodge

Broadcasts

  • Sun 8 Jan 1995 12:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 13 Jan 1995 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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