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Michael Crawford

Sue Lawley's castaway is actor Michael Crawford.

Sue Lawley's guest this week is Michael Crawford. Renowned for his attention to detail, he has always performed his own stunts - whether roller-skating under moving lorries in Some Mothers Do Have 'Em, or walking the tightrope in the musical Barnum. A consumate professional, he admits to escaping from his hospital bed, where he was recovering from exhaustion, so the show could go on!

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

Favourite track: Gloria from Mass in B Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: The complete book of self-sufficiency by John Seymour
Luxury: Pen and paper

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Boxing Day 199911:15
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Peggy Lee

    Smile

    • If You Go.
    • Capitol.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Noel (from A Boy Was Born)

    • Britten: A Ceremony of Carols / A Boy Was Born.
    • London.

  • Georges Bizet

    Au fond du temple saint (from The Pearl Fishers)

    • Harry Enfield's Guide to the Opera.
    • EMI.

  • Gene Kelly

    Broadway Melody Ballet

    • Singing in the Rain - Soundtrack.
    • Premier.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Soliloquy (Parts 1 & 2)

    • Carousel.
    • Columbia.

  • Dorothy Dandridge

    Bess, you is my woman now (from Porgy and Bess)

    • Porgy and Bess Soundtrack Album.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Michael Crawford

    Eternal Love

    • On Eagles Wings.
    • Atlantic Records.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Mass in B minor - Gloria in excelsis

      • J.S Bach: Mass in B Minor.
      • Archiv Production.

  • Book Choice

    • The complete book of self-sufficiency - John Seymour

  • Luxury Choice

    • Pen and paper

Credits

PresenterSue Lawley
Interviewed GuestMichael Crawford

Broadcasts

  • Christmas Eve 199909:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Boxing Day 199911:15
    BBC Radio 4

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