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Radio 4,16 Dec 2001,45 mins

Anne Fine

Desert Island Discs

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This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is the Children's Laureate Anne Fine. She wrote her first book because a blizzard prevented her going to the library and there was nothing to read in the house! That was in the 1970s. Now she has more than 60 books in print, won numerous awards and seen one novel - Madam Doubtfire turned into a successful film starring Robin Williams. In conversation with Sue Lawley, she talks about her life and work and chooses eight records to take to the mythical island. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Domine Deus from B Minor Mass by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Collected Poems by Philip Larkin Luxury: Pencil and paper

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Dalla sua pace (from Don Giovanni)
    Dalla sua pace (from Don Giovanni)
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  3. 2.
    That's What Love Will Do
    That's What Love Will Do
    Joe Brown and the Bruvvers
  4. 3.
    Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Prelude in E major
    Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Prelude in E major
    Johann Sebastian Bach