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Jack Rosenthal

Sue Lawley's castaway is playwright Jack Rosenthal.

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the playwright Jack Rosenthal. Bar Mitzvah Boy, and The Evacuees are among his many successes. His work often reflects his own life. He poured the grief he felt when his children left home into Eskimo Day, and touched a raw nerve with many parents who felt they had been left behind.

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

Favourite track: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor by Max Bruch
Book: Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce
Luxury: Clay for making sculpture

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45 minutes

Last on

Fri 4 Jun 2004 09:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Max Bruch

      Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor

      Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Pierre Monteux

      • Yehudi Menuhin.
      • Biddulph.

  • Hubert Parry

    Jerusalem

    Choir: Chapel Choir of Durham School Soloist: Gregory Williams Conductor: Jonathan Newell

    • Floreat Dunelmia.
    • Alpha.

  • Ken Jones and his Music

    Manchester United Calypso

    • Football Classics.
    • Richmond Records.

  • Frank Sinatra

    You Make Me Feel So Young

    • Day in Day Out.
    • Radioplay.

  • Morgana King

    I Can Do A Trick (with My Heart)

    • I Know How it Feels to be Lonely.
    • Verve.

  • Sonja Kristina

    Frank Mills (from Hair)

    • Hair - Original Soundtrack.
    • Polydor.

  • Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson

    I Know Him So Well

  • Heinrich Schalit

    Veshamru Venei Yisrael

    Choir: Choir of the West London Synagogue Conductor: Sidney Fixman

    • Choral Music from the West London Synagogue.

  • Book Choice

    • Finnegan’s Wake - James Joyce

  • Luxury Choice

    • Clay for making sculpture

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Jack Rosenthal

Broadcasts

  • Sun 28 Jun 1998 11:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 3 Jul 1998 09:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 4 Jun 2004 09:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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