Desert Island Discs -- 1998

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Listen to Dame Judi discuss her father attending "Romeo and Juliet"
and playing Tatiana in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
RPS Audio Clip

Listen to Dame Judi discuss playing the Nurse in "Romeo and Juliet"
and how important her family is to her
(includes a perfect example of her infectious laugh)
RPS Audio Clip

Excerpt of "The Lady in Red"
MP3 Audio Clip

The Interview was approximately 45 minutes long.

Thanks to Delda W.

To learn more about the "Desert Island Discs" Radio Programme

click on the above BBC Radio 4 Link

Dame Judi's Choices

The Songs, etc that she would take on the Desert Island with her ...
(with informational links -- some include audio clips)

1. Vaughan Williams's "Lark Ascending"

2. Purcell's "Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary"

3. Sir John (Gielgud) and Dame Peg (Ashcroft) doing "Much Ado About Nothing"

4. Chris De Burgh's "The Lady in Red" ( "A Tribute to ... A Fine Romance" Page )

5. Miles Davis's "Blue in Green"

6. Sir Hugo Parry's "I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me"

7. Patrick Doyle's "Non Nobis Domine" (composed for Branagh's Henry V Film)

8. "Soave Sia Il Vento" from "Cosi Fan Tutte"

9. The Man with the Glove (Fifth portrait down -- click on the thumbnail)