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Pauline Collins

Sue Lawley's castaway is actor Pauline Collins.

The castaway in this week's Desert Island Discs is actress Pauline Collins. As someone who has been entertaining television audiences for over twenty years in popular series like Emergency Ward 10 and Upstairs, Downstairs, she has simultaneously pursued a theatrical career which recently burgeoned into huge success with her portrayal of Shirley Valentine - the trapped Liverpool housewife who finds escape on a Greek island. It's a part which has won her great acclaim both on the stage and in the recent film version. Pauline Collins will be talking to Sue Lawley about the international star status Shirley Valentine has brought her and recalling milestones and memories of her career.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy
Book: Teach yourself physics
Luxury: Papers, pencils, paints

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 22 Dec 1989 09:05
±«Óătv Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Erroll Garner

    I'll Remember April

    • Concert By The Sea.
    • CBS.

  • Charles‐Marie Widor

    Toccata (from Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor)

    Soloist: Peter Hurford

    • Peter Hurford - Toccata & Fugue.
    • Decca.

  • Jimmy Smith

    Got My Mojo Working

    • Compact jazz.
    • Verve.

  • Mado Robin

    La Gitane Er L'Oiseau

    • Mado Robin.
    • HMV.

  • Jennifer Holliday

    And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

    • Dreamgirls: The Original Broadway Cast Album.
    • Geffen.

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Violin Concerto in D major

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    • Violin Cti by Tchaikovsky & Bruch.
    • Decca.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Claude Debussy

      Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque)

      Soloist: Michel Beroff

      • Debussy: Children's Corner.
      • EMI.

  • Umberto Giordano

    Amor ti vieta (from Fedora)

    Soloist: Jussi Björling

    • Arias (from Rigoletto)/Don Carlos.
    • RCA.

  • Book Choice

    • Teach yourself physics

  • Luxury Choice

    • Papers, pencils, paints

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Pauline Collins

Broadcasts

  • Sun 17 Dec 1989 12:15
    ±«Óătv Radio 4
  • Fri 22 Dec 1989 09:05
    ±«Óătv Radio 4

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