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Radio 4,04 Feb 1990,40 mins

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The castaway in this week's Desert Island Discs is the actress Sarah Miles. Discovered at the tender age of 18 by Sir Laurence Olivier, and picked by him to play opposite him in Term of Trial, she went on to entertain and entrance in films like The Servant, Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines and, perhaps most famously, Ryan's Daughter. She'll be talking to Sue Lawley about her professional and private life - both of which have been characterised by a fair degree of turmoil and turbulence. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Negro Spiritual by Miles Book: I Ching Luxury: Word processor

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Negro Spiritual
    Negro Spiritual
    Miles
  3. 2.
    Mad Dogs and Englishmen
    Mad Dogs and Englishmen
    Noël Coward
  4. 3.
    Such A Night
    Such A Night
    Johnnie Ray