Rudolf Nureyev - The Life

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Rudolf Nureyev: The Life by Julie Kavanagh: Episode 1: 1. My Vagabond Soul

Rudolf Nureyev: The Life

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Episode 1: 1. My Vagabond Soul

Rudolf Nureyev: The Life by Julie Kavanagh

1. My Vagabond Soul

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Jamie Glover reads from Julie Kavanagh's biography of the legendary Russian ballet star.

Born on a train in Siberia in 1938, Rudolf Nureyev grew up in poverty. Read by Jamie Glover.

The celebrated dancer, born on a train in Siberia in 1938, grew up in poverty before studying ballet and scrambling to the top at the Kirov Ballet. 

Julie Kavanagh's biography of Russian ballet star, Rudolf Nureyev 

Read by Jamie Glover 

Abridged in five-parts by Miranda Davies.

Producer: Amber Barnfather

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2007.

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Jamie Glover reads from Julie Kavanagh's biography of the Russian ballet star.

Born on a train in Siberia in 1938, Nureyev grew up in poverty. Jamie Glover reads Julie Kavanagh's biography of the ballet star.

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