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Sheila Hancock

Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Sheila Hancock.

Sue Lawley's guest this week is Sheila Hancock. She first became a household name in the 1960s in the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ sitcom The Rag Trade. Since then she has starred in everything from Carry On films to Chekhov. One of our most versatile actresses, she's been a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, sung in West End musicals and directed at the National. Twelve years ago she developed cancer, an experience which naturally made her re-assess her life. Today, she says, she's calmer, more secure and more able to cherish herself.

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

Favourite track: String Quartet No.8 - Opening by Dmitri Shostakovich
Book: A title by Marcel Proust
Luxury: Grand piano (and music scores)

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45 minutes

Last on

Fri 3 Mar 2000 09:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • AntonΓ­n DvoΕ™Γ‘k

    Silent Woods, Op. 68/5

    Soloist: Jacqueline Du Pre Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Daniel Barenboim

    • Les Introuvables De Jacqueline Du Pre.
    • EMI Classics.

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor - 3rd movement

    Soloist: Martha Argerich Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    • Rachmaninov - Concerto No 3 - Tchaikovsky - Concerto No 1.
    • Philips.

  • Marescotti

    Fantasque

    Artist: Arturuo Benedetti Michelangeli

    • Arturuo Benenditti Michelangeli.
    • Magic Talent.

  • Camille Saint‐SaΓ«ns

    Symphony No. 3 in C minor 'Organ'

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: James Levine

    • Saint-SaΓ«ns - Symphony No. 3.
    • Deutsch Grammophon.

  • Barbra Streisand

    A Sleepin' Bee

    • The Barbra Streisand Album.
    • Columbia.

  • Edward Elgar

    Piano Quintet in A minor - 2nd movement

    Soloist: Peter Donohoe Orchestra: Maggini String Quartet

    • Elgar: String Quartet-Piano Quintet.
    • Naxos.

  • Michael Rupert

    Live Alone and Like it

    • Putting It Together - Original Cast Recording.
    • RCA.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Dmitry Shostakovich

      String Quartet No. 8 in C minor - 1st movement

      Orchestra: Medici String Quartet

      • Shostakovich/Debussy.
      • Nimbus.

  • Book Choice

    • A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu - Marcel Proust

  • Luxury Choice

    • Grand piano (and music scores)

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Sheila Hancock

Broadcasts

  • Sun 27 Feb 2000 11:15
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 3 Mar 2000 09:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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