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David Hare

Sue Lawley's castaway is playwright and director David Hare.

This week's Desert Island Discs castaway is the playwright and theatre director David Hare - a man who has made his name with plays like Pravda, Plenty, Lickin' Hitler and, most recently, The Secret Rapture. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about the impact of the theatre on post-war Britain and his own role as one of the leading writers of left-wing intellectual drama.

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

Favourite track: Young and Foolish by Mabel Mercer
Book: Larousse Gastronomique
Luxury: Cricket bat & bowling machine

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 3 Mar 1989 09:05
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto for Two Violins in D minor

    Soloist: Itzhak Perlman, Isaac Stern Orchestra: The New York Philharmonic Orchestra

    • Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration.
    • CBS.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Mabel Mercer

      Young and Foolish

      • Midnight At Mabel Mercer.
      • Atlantic.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135

    Orchestra: The Hollywood String Quartet

    • Beethoven's String Quartets Nos 12 & 16.
    • HMV.

  • Gary β€œU.S.” Bonds

    Jole Blon

    • Dedication.
    • EMI.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Rite Of Spring

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

    • Stravinsky Firebird Suite.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Teresa Stratas

    One Life To Live

    • Teresa Stratus: Songs By Kurt Weill.
    • Nonesuch.

  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Transfigured Night

    Orchestra: The La Salle Quartet

    • Schoenberg: Verklaire Nacht, String Trio.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Younger Than Springtime

    Soloist: MAndy Patinkin

  • Book Choice

    • Larousse Gastronomique

  • Luxury Choice

    • Cricket bat & bowling machine

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest David Hare

Broadcasts

  • Sun 26 Feb 1989 12:15
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 3 Mar 1989 09:05
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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