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Selected castaway gems from the BBC Desert Island Discs archive.

Desert Island Discs Revisited: Absent Friends 2021: Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim

Absent Friends 2021

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BBC Radio 4 Extra - Desert Island Discs Revisited, Absent Friends 2021, Stephen Sondheim

From Gershwin to Stravinsky, composer Stephen Sondheim shares his castaway choices.

From Gershwin to Stravinsky. Composer Stephen Sondheim shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley. From December 2000.

From George Gershwin to Igor Stravinsky. 

Legendary US composer and songwriter Stephen Sondheim shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.

Born in New York,  he wrote the scores of some of Broadway's best-known shows including Company, Follies and A Little Night Music. He also wrote the lyrics for West Side Story.

Winner of eight Grammy awards, nine Tony awards - including the special Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre - and one Academy Award. He also received a Pulitzer Prize.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2000.

Desert Island Discs Revisited: Absent Friends 2021

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

Remembering some castaways from Desert Island Discs who passed away in 2021.

Remembering the castaways who passed away in 2021. From the Desert Island Discs archive.

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