Nina Campbell
Sue Lawley's castaway is interior designer Nina Campbell.
When designing the interior of Sunninghill for the Duke and Duchess of York, this week's castaway on Desert Island Discs rummaged through the cellars at Buckingham Palace in search of just the right treasure. She's also coloured Ringo Starr's library cranberry red, and suggested tasselled tie-backs for Rod Stewart. Nina Campbell is one of Britain's top interior designers and a devotee of the English country house style, although, as she admits to Sue Lawley this week, she never goes near the country - it's too wet and windy.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Design For Living by Flanders & Swann
Book: A photograph album
Luxury: A bed
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The Beatles
Lovely Rita
- Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
- Parlophone.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major 'Pastoral' - 5th movement (Shepherds' Song)
Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
- Beethoven - Nos 6 & 8/Bpo/Karajon.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major
Soloist: Dmitry Sitkovetsky Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Mendelssohn/Brahms Violin Concertos.
- Hanssler Classic.
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Michael Flanders and Donald Swann
Design For Living
- At The Drop Of A Hat.
- Parlophone.
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Bobby Short
That Black And White Baby Of Mine
- Mabel Mercer & Bobby Short At The Town Hall.
- Atlantic.
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Liza Minnelli
New York, New York
- New York New York - Original Motion Picture Soundt.
- EMI America.
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Giacomo Puccini
Tosca
Soloist: Maria Callas, Carlo Bergonzi Orchestra: Orchestra Del Tiatro Alla Scala
- Puccini-Tosca-Callas/Bergonzi/Pretre.
- EMI.
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Bloodstone
Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue
- Bloodstone - Lullaby Of Broadway.
- Decca.
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Book Choice
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A photograph album
Luxury Choice
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A bed
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Nina Campbell |
Broadcasts
- Sun 16 Mar 1997 12:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Fri 21 Mar 1997 09:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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