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Madhur Jaffrey

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress and broadcaster Madhur Jaffrey.

Madhur Jaffrey is an actress who has now become as well-known as a writer and broadcaster on Indian and Far Eastern cooking. In conversation with Roy Plomley, she talks about the films she has made with James Ivory, including Heat and Dust. She also recalls how she came to be a cookery expert, and she chooses eight records she would take to the mythical island.

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

Favourite track: Violin Concerto - 1st Movement by Roque Cordero
Book: Blank book
Luxury: Whiskey

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 1 Feb 1985 09:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    Organ Concerto in B flat major

    Soloist: George Malcolm Orchestra: The Academy of St Martin in the Fields Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner

  • Victor Silvester & His Ballroom Orchestra

    La Vie En Rose

  • Don't Be Cruel

  • Ravi Shankar

    Sindhu Bhairavi

    • Duets.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Orpheus

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Sir Colin Davis

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Roque Cordero

      Violin Concerto - 1st Movement

      Soloist: Sanford Allen Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Paul Freeman

  • My Favourite Things

    Soloist: Coltrane, Tyner, Davis, Jones

  • Henry Purcell

    Funeral Music for Queen Mary

    Orchestra: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble Conductor: Philip Ledger

  • Book Choice

    • Blank book

  • Luxury Choice

    • Whiskey

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Madhur Jaffrey

Broadcasts

  • Sat 26 Jan 1985 18:25
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 1 Feb 1985 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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