Janet Street-Porter
Kirsty Young's castaway is broadcaster and journalist Janet Street-Porter.
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Janet Street-Porter. Born, she says, with 'frilly teeth, big glasses and beige hair' she also came with a healthy measure of ambition, brains and creativity and she used those talents to pioneer a new style of television.
In this personal interview, she describes how, as she gets older, she can't bear to look in a mirror and see traces of her mother; how her shyness can make it difficult for her to walk into a room full of strangers and that what she likes best is to be walking in the hills, in the rain and sleet, mulling over ideas for her next project. She may be a pensioner with a good body of work behind her, but, she says, her mind is on the career that lies ahead.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Always on My Mind by Pet Shop Boys
Book: Larousse Gastronomique by Hamlyn
Luxury: Notebook and Pens.
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Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Borée en fureur from Les Boréades
Choir: Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
- Rameau: Les Boréades.
- Musifrance.
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Massive Attack
Unfinished Sympathy
- Blue Lines.
- Wild Bunch.
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George Formby
When I'm Cleaning Windows
- George Formby: His Greatest Favourites.
- Flapper.
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The Modern Jazz Quartet
Cortege
- Compact Jazz; The Modern Jazz Quartet Plus.
- Verve.
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Gaetano Donizetti
Lucia di Lammermoor Act 2
Soloist: Joan Sutherland
- Donizetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor.
- Royal Opera House.
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Philip Glass
Dinner with the Beast
Orchestra: The Philip Glass Ensemble Conductor: Michael Riesman
- Philip Glass: La Belle et La Bête.
- Nonesuch.
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Castaway's Favourite
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Pet Shop Boys
Always on My Mind
- The Hits.
- Parlophone.
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Otis Redding
That's How Strong My Love Is
- The Great Otis Redding.
- Atco.
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Book Choice
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Larousse Gastronomique - Hamlyn
Luxury Choice
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Notebook and Pens
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | Kirsty Young |
| Interviewed Guest | Janet Street-Porter |
Broadcasts
- Sun 23 Nov 2008 11:15BBC Radio 4 FM
- Fri 28 Nov 2008 09:00BBC Radio 4
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