Neil Jordan
Sue Lawley's castaway is filmmaker and writer Neil Jordan.
Sue Lawley's guest this week is Neil Jordan. As a child he would cycle past Bram Stoker's house on his way to school, one of the reasons, perhaps, that he went on to direct the film Interview with a Vampire. His other movies include Mona Lisa and The Butcher Boy; the story of a little Irish lad who talks to the Virgin Mary which has echoes in his own Irish Catholic childhood.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Round Midnight by Thelonious Monk
Book: A la Recherche du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
Luxury: Typewriter
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Music Played
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Castaway's Favourite
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Thelonious Monk
Round Midnight
- The Art of the Ballad.
- Prestige.
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Dion & The Belmonts
No One Knows
- Rockfile: Volume 28.
- Backline.
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Charlie Parker
A Night In Tunisia
- Charlie Parker: the Dial Masters Original Choice takes.
- Spotlite.
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Sam Cooke
A Change Is Gonna Come
- CD Diamond Series: Sam Cooke.
- RCA.
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Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Danny Boy
- Grainger/Leighton: Chamber Works..
- Chandos.
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Astrud Gilberto
Once I Loved
- The Silver Collection: Astrid Gilberto.
- Verve.
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John McCormack
She is Far From the Land
- Popular Songs and Irish Ballads.
- EMI.
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Maurice Ravel
Pavane pour une infante dΓ©funte
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Andre Previn
- Ravel: Bolero: Daphneis et Chloe: Pavane.
- EMI.
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Book Choice
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A la Recherche du Temps Perdu - Marcel Proust
Luxury Choice
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Typewriter
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Sue Lawley |
Interviewed Guest | Neil Jordan |
Broadcasts
- Sun 23 Jan 2000 11:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Fri 28 Jan 2000 09:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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