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Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Jan Morris.

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Fri 21 Jun 200209:00
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Irving Berlin

    Oh I Hate to Get Up in the Morning

    • This is the Army.
    • Columbia.

  • Al Jolson

    Let Me Sing and I'm Happy

    • Mammy.
    • Milloball.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Judy Garland & Fred Astaire - We're a Couple of Swells

  • Frank Sinatra

    I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm

    • To Be Perfectly Frank.
    • Double Gold.

  • Louis Armstrong

    I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket

    • I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket.
    • Verve.

  • Ethel Merman

    I Got The Sun in the Morning

    • Annie.
    • RCA.

  • Bryn Terfel

    White Christmas

    • White Christmas.
    • DG Records.

  • Richard Tauber

    Heimweh or always

    • Heimweh.
    • Pearl.

  • Book Choice

    • The Mabinogi (in modern Welsh) - Thomson

  • Luxury Choice

    • Hot-water bottle

Credits

PresenterSue Lawley
Interviewed GuestJan Morris

Broadcasts

  • Sun 16 Jun 200211:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 21 Jun 200209:00
    BBC Radio 4

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