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Radio 4 Extra,18 Jan 2026,45 mins

SeriesSoap Stars

Wendy Richard

Desert Island Discs Revisited

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EastEnders actress Wendy Richard is castaway by Sue Lawley. Wendy is one of the best-known faces on British TV. She talks to Sue Lawley about a career which started with the Arthur Haines show in the 60s, and took her through a whole series of long-running TV programmes - The Newcomers, Are You Being Served? and its sequel Grace and Favour. However, it was 10 years ago that she took the part that was to spark her greatest popularity - Pauline Fowler in BBC TV's EastEnders. DISC ONE: Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1 in D major “Land of Hope and Glory” - The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Charles Groves DISC TWO: In The Mood - Glenn Miller DISC THREE: Jerusalem - Winchester Cathedral Choir DISC FOUR: Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler? - Bud Flanagan & The Band of the Coldstream Guards DISC FIVE: Léo Delibes’s Flower Duet (from Lakmé) - Jane Berbie, Joan Sutherland DISC SIX: Maurice Ravel’s Bolero - London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Litton DISC SEVEN: Arthur Wood’s Barwick Green (The Archers' theme tune) - New Concert Orchestra, conducted by Jay Wilbur DISC EIGHT: Rule Britannia - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir BOOK CHOICE: Wilt - Tom Sharpe LUXURY CHOICE: Tapestry to make CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1 in D major “Land of Hope and Glory” Producer: Olivia Seligman First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1995. **** Sadly Wendy Richards died in 2009 aged just 65.

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