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The Sound of Music

Classic film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical in which a novice nun leaves her convent to accept a position as governess to a large family.

Classic film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical. Irrepressible Maria begins to doubt her vocation and leaves her convent to become governess to the seven children of Captain von Trapp, a widower and retired naval officer. She soon turns the captain's orderly life upside down and instils a love of music in the children. Then the Third Reich annexes Austria...

2 hours, 54 minutes

Last on

New Year's Day 202615:15
BBC One

Music Played

  • Richard Rodgers

    The Sound of Music

    Performer: Julie Andrews. Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Overture and Preludium (Dixit Dominus)

  • Richard Rodgers

    Maria

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • Richard Rodgers

    I Have Confidence

    Performer: Julie Andrews.

  • Richard Rodgers

    Sixteen Going on Seventeen

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Daniel Truhitte. Performer: Charmian Carr.

  • Julie Andrews

    My Favorite Things

  • Richard Rodgers

    Do-Re-Mi

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Julie Andrews.

  • Richard Rodgers

    The Sound of Music

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • Richard Rodgers

    The Lonely Goatherd

    Performer: Julie Andrews. Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • Richard Rodgers

    Edelweiss

    Performer: Christopher Plummer. Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • Richard Rodgers

    So Long, Farewell

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • Richard Rodgers

    The Sound of Music

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • Richard Rodgers

    Climb Ev'ry Mountain

    Performer: Peggy Wood. Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • Julie Andrews

    My Favorite Things

  • Richard Rodgers

    Something Good

    Performer: Julie Andrews. Performer: Christopher Plummer.

  • Richard Rodgers

    Sixteen Going on Seventeen

    Performer: Julie Andrews. Performer: Charmian Carr. Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • Richard Rodgers

    Do-Re-Mi

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • Richard Rodgers

    Edelweiss

    Performer: Julie Andrews. Performer: Christopher Plummer. Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • Richard Rodgers

    So Long, Farewell

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • Richard Rodgers

    Climb Ev'ry Mountain

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

Julie Andrews on Desert Island Discs

Julie Andrews on Desert Island Discs
Julie Andrews, the star of such film favourites as Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music on Desert Island Discs

Credits

MariaJulie Andrews
Captain von TrappChristopher Plummer
The BaronessEleanor Parker
Max DetweilerRichard Haydn
Mother AbbessPeggy Wood
LieslCharmian Carr
LouisaHeather Menzies
FriedrichNicholas Hammond
KurtDuane Chase
BrigittaAngela Cartwright
MartaDebbie Turner
GretlKym Karath
Sister MargarettaAnna Lee
Sister BerthePortia Nelson
Frau SchmidtNorma Varden
RolfeDaniel Truhitte
DirectorRobert Wise
ProducerRobert Wise
WriterErnest Lehman
WriterRichard Rodgers
WriterOscar Hammerstein

Broadcasts

  • Christmas Day 197816:20
    BBC One London
  • Sun 6 Apr 198019:15
    BBC One London
  • Wed 29 Jul 198118:15
    BBC One London
  • Mon 5 Jul 198219:30
    BBC Two England
  • Sun 22 Apr 198413:55
    BBC One London
  • Mon 5 May 198614:20
    BBC One London
  • Christmas Eve 198715:15
    BBC Two England
  • Fri 1 Apr 199414:50
    BBC One London
  • Fri 29 Dec 199517:15
    BBC Two England
  • Mon 31 Mar 199713:35
    BBC One London
  • Sun 20 Dec 199813:55
    BBC One London
  • Mon 29 May 200615:20
    BBC One Wales & Scotland only
  • Mon 9 Apr 200714:10
    BBC One except London, Northern Ireland, South West & West Midlands
  • Mon 26 May 200814:50
    BBC One except Scotland
  • Mon 26 May 200815:40
    BBC One Scotland
  • Fri 2 Apr 201014:55
    BBC One
  • Fri 31 Dec 201015:30
    BBC One
  • Mon 31 Dec 201215:10
    BBC One
  • New Year's Day 201414:15
    BBC One
  • Fri 2 Jan 201513:45
    BBC One
  • New Year's Day 201613:15
    BBC One
  • New Year's Day 202014:30
    BBC One
  • Thu 2 Jan 202019:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 27 Dec 202015:45
    BBC One
  • Thu 31 Dec 202020:00
    BBC Four
  • Fri 2 Apr 202117:45
    BBC One
  • New Year's Day 202214:20
    BBC One
  • Thu 6 Jan 202220:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 9 Apr 202313:50
    BBC One except Scotland
  • Sun 9 Apr 202314:50
    BBC One Scotland & Scotland HD only
  • Christmas Eve 202314:50
    BBC One
  • Sat 30 Dec 202319:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 25 Aug 202414:50
    BBC One Wales & Wales HD only
  • Sun 25 Aug 202415:50
    BBC One except Wales
  • Sun 29 Dec 202413:50
    BBC One Scotland & Scotland HD only
  • Sun 29 Dec 202415:45
    BBC One except Scotland
  • Sat 4 Jan 202519:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 28 Sep 202516:35
    BBC Two England, HD, Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Sun 28 Sep 202517:05
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
  • Thu 2 Oct 202519:00
    BBC Four
  • New Year's Day 202615:15
    BBC One

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Julie Andrews Biography

Julie Andrews Biography

Julie Andrews, DBE is an actress, singer, author, theatre director, and dancer.

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