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Sue MacGregor

Sue Lawley's castaway is broadcaster Sue MacGregor.

Favourite track: Adagio by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: History of the World by J M Roberts
Luxury: Unlimited supply of sun block (nicely scented)

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Fri 1 Mar 200209:00
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    You Took Advantage Of Me

    • The Rogers and Hart Songbook.
    • Verve.

  • Miriam Makeba

    The Click Song

    • Miriam Makeba Folk Songs from Africa.
    • Music of the World.

  • Leonard Bernstein

    I feel pretty (from West Side Story)

    Orchestra: Joshua Bell Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: D Zinman

    • Philipps Classics.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Richard Strauss

    Zueignung, Op. 10/1

    Soloist: Jessye Norman Orchestra: Gewandhaus Orchestra

    • Strauss: Vier Letzte Lieder.
    • Philips.

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Sleeping Beauty - Rose Adagio

    Orchestra: Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra Conductor: L Slatkin

    • The Sleeping Beauty.
    • RCA.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Adagio

      Orchestra: London Mozart Players Wind Ensemble Conductor: Jane Glover

      • Serenade K.361 Gran Partita.
      • Novello Barcelona.

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D960

    Soloist: Imogen Cooper

    • Schubert Vol. 5.
    • Ottavo.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    St Matthew Passion - Mache dich, mein Herze

    Soloist: Berlin Philharmonic Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

    • Bach: St Matthew Passion.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Book Choice

    • History of the World - J M Roberts

  • Luxury Choice

    • Unlimited supply of sun block (nicely scented)

Credits

PresenterSue Lawley
Interviewed GuestSue MacGregor

Broadcasts

  • Sun 24 Feb 200211:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 1 Mar 200209:00
    BBC Radio 4

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