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Desert Island Discs

Castaway guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

Desert Island Discs: Jane Glover

30/03/1986

Jane Glover

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Michael Parkinson's castaway is conductor Jane Glover

Michael Parkinson's castaway is conductor Jane Glover.

Jane Glover, who is the Artistic Director of the London Mozart Players, first became interested in conducting when she was reading music at Oxford University. In conversation with Michael Parkinson, she recalls her work at Glyndebourne, where she began as a repetiteur for the Opera Company and ended up running the touring company, and she talks about the way her career is developing as a conductor.

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

Favourite track: Cosi fan Tutte Act 1 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: Letters by Virginia Woolf
Luxury: Bathroom with lots of full cupboards

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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

Alistair Cooke’s weekly talks on American life, history and politics from 1946 – 2004.

Alistair Cooke’s weekly talks on American life, history and politics, as broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from 1946 – 2004.

Alistair Cooke’s weekly talks on American life, history and politics. Over 900 programmes, as broadcast from 1946 – 2004.

Alistair Cooke - Letter from America

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: Americans stay at home

07/06/2014

Americans stay at home

BBC Radio 4 - Letter from America by Alistair Cooke, Americans stay at home

Terrorism fears trigger fall-off in US travel abroad.

After US-Libya stand-off, the threat of terrorism - aided by low fuel prices at home - see American travellers stick to their own continent.

After US-Libya stand-off, the threat of terrorism - aided by low fuel prices at home - see American travellers stick to their own continent.

This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

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