Patricia Routledge

08/08/1999 38 min

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Episode Synopsis

Sue Lawley's castaway is the actress Patricia Routledge.Once voted the nation's favourite actress for her television roles as Hyacinth Bucket and Hetty Wainthrop, she has also been successful in the theatre, in musicals, and of course in Alan Bennett's monologues Talking Heads. In conversation with Sue Lawley, she talks about her life and work and chooses eight records to take to the mythical island.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: String Quintet in C Major - Adagio by Franz Schubert
Book: The collected works by John Donne
Luxury: Tea service with tea

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