Bill Kenwright
Sue Lawley's castaway is West End producer Bill Kenwright.
Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the theatre producer Bill Kenwright. His West End successes include Shirley Valentine, Medea and Stepping Out. A gambler at heart, he continued to run Blood Brothers on Broadway despite a panning by the New York critics and it became a huge box office hit. An actor himself - most famously as Gordon Glegg in Coronation Street - he started producing in the provinces. There he lured audiences into the theatre by putting TV stars such as Pat Phoenix on stage - although sometimes he had to remind them that she wasn't Elsie Tanner.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Call To Arms (Everton FC and Z Cars Theme Tune) by Blueknowz
Book: Everton - The Complete Record by Steve Johnson
Luxury: Guitar"
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Tim Hardin
How Can We Hang On to a Dream?
- Reason to Believe.
- Polydor.
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The Searchers
Needles and Pins
- Heartbeat.
- Columbia.
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Leonard Bernstein
Tonight
Orchestra: Ensemble
- West Side Story - Original Cast Recording.
- Columbia.
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Castaway's Favourite
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Blueknowz
Call To Arms (Everton FC and Z Cars Theme Tune)
- Single.
- Everton Football Club.
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Richard Swerren
Any Dream Will Do
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
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Victor Young
The Call of the Faraway Hills
Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
- Hollywood Screen Classics.
- Chesky Records.
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Anthony Newley
Why
- 25 Years of Rock n Roll: 1959.
- Connoisseur Collection.
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Willy Russell
Tell Me It's Not True
Artist: Kiki Dee and Company of Blood Brothers
- Blood Brothers.
- First Night Records.
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Book Choice
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Everton - The Complete Record - Steve Johnson
Luxury Choice
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Guitar
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Bill Kenwright |
Broadcasts
- Sun 14 Jun 1998 11:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Fri 19 Jun 1998 09:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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