Kate Adie
Sue Lawley's castaway is broadcaster Kate Adie.
The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the BBC's Chief News Correspondent Kate Adie. She'll be talking to Sue Lawley about the pleasures and perils of a job which has taken her to some of the world's most dangerous trouble spots. She'll also be describing how she felt when she was recently reunited with her natural mother after having been happily brought up by her adoptive family in Sunderland.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Symphony No 6 In E Minor by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Book: Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Luxury: Large Victorian bath with claw feet
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Music Played
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Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
- Menuhin: The Early Victor Recordings.
- Biddulph.
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Joseph Canteloube
L' Antouèno (from Songs of the Auvergne)
Soloist: Kiri Te Kanawa Orchestra: The English Chamber Orchestra
- London.
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Carl Orff
Estuans interius (from Carmina Burana)
Soloist: Thomas Allen Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Andre Previn
- Carmina Burana.
- HMV.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Wasps Overture
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent
- EMI.
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Genesis
Follow You Follow Me
- And Then There Were Three.
- Charisma.
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Giacomo Puccini
La Bohème Act 1 (finale)
Soloist: Barbara Hendricks, Jose Carreras Orchestra: The French National Radio Orchestra Conductor: James Conlon
- CFP.
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Durham Cathedral Choir
I Wonder As I Wander
- Carols From Durham Cathedral.
- Abbey.
Castaway's Favourite
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 6 in E minor
Conductor: Neville Marriner Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Collins Classics.
Book Choice
Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer
Luxury Choice
Large Victorian bath with claw feet
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Kate Adie |
Broadcasts
- Sun 15 May 199412:15BBC Radio 4
- Fri 20 May 199409:05BBC Radio 4
- Sun 5 Feb 199512:15BBC Radio 4
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