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Joanna Trollope

Sue Lawley's castaway is novelist Joanna Trollope.

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the novelist Joanna Trollope. She'll be talking to Sue Lawley about how she made the move from writing historical romances to contemporary novels like The Rector's Wife, A Village Affair and A Spanish Lover, which have turned her into one of the country's most successful writers. She'll also be describing how she dislikes her books being described as 'aga-sagas' and discussing how much the events of her characters' lives mirror her own experiences.

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

Favourite track: Mass In C Minor - Laudamus Te by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: The Oxford Book of English Verse by Helen Gardiner
Luxury: A bed and white Egyptian sheets

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 11 Aug 1995 09:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Benjamin Britten

    Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes - Dawn

    • Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes.
    • Philips.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto for Two Violins in D major

    • Vivaldi: I Musici.
    • Philips.

  • Pascal Bastia

    Je Tire Ma Reverence

    • Panorama Of French Chanson 1928 - 1957.
    • Double Up.

  • Joan Baez

    Plaisir D'Amour

    • Joan Baez Volume Two.
    • Vanguard.

  • Elvis Presley

    A Fool Such As I

    • Elvis - The Legend Volume Two.
    • RCA.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Manhattan

    • The Songbooks.
    • Verve.

  • Kenneth McKellar

    Skye Boat Song

    • McKellar In Scotland.
    • Lismor.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Mass No. 18 in C minor 'Great' - Laudamus te

      • Complete Mozart Edition.
      • Philips.

  • Book Choice

    • The Oxford Book of English Verse - Helen Gardiner

  • Luxury Choice

    • A bed and white Egyptian sheets

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Joanna Trollope

Broadcasts

  • Sun 11 Sep 1994 12:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 16 Sep 1994 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 11 Aug 1995 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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