Eileen Atkins
Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Eileen Atkins.
Sue Lawley's castaway this morning is the actress Eileen Atkins. From dancing in working men's clubs as a child to portraying Virginia Woolf on Broadway and the snobbish Celia for Alan Bennett's Talking Heads monologue, she traces her life as performer and writer.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Get off of My Cloud by The Rolling Stones
Book: Moments of Being by Virginia Woolf
Luxury: An Atkinson Grimshaw painting
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Music Played
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Robert Schumann
Waldszenen, Op. 82
Soloist: Sviatoslav Richter
- Sviatoslav Ricther: Schumann.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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42nd Street
Artist: Wanda Richert and Original Broadway Company
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Johannes Brahms
Sonata in F minor
Artist: Gervase de Peyer & Gwenneth Pryor
- Brahms: Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano.
- Chandos.
Castaway's Favourite
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Get Off My Cloud
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for Two Violins, Lute and Continuo in D Major - 2nd movement
Soloist: Rolf Lislevand
- The Complete Works for Lute.
- Auvidis.
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PaPas
California Dreamin'
- California Dreamin’.
- Polygram TV.
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Francis Poulenc
Improvisation No. 15 in C minor
Soloist: Pascal Roge
- Les Soirees de Nazelles etc.
- Decca.
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Orlando Gibbons
O Clap Your Hands
Choir: Oxford Camerata
- Gibbons, Choral and Organ Music.
- NAXOS.
Book Choice
Moments of Being - Virginia Woolf
Luxury Choice
An Atkinson Grimshaw painting
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Eileen Atkins |
Broadcasts
- Sun 29 Nov 199811:15BBC Radio 4
- Fri 4 Dec 199809:00BBC Radio 4
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