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Rabbi Lionel Blue

Sue Lawley's castaway is Rabbi Lionel Blue.

Favourite track: Why Has A Cow Got Four Legs? by Cicely Courtneidge & Wilson Hallett
Book: The biggest value of pure maths
Luxury: Toilet bag

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 4 Aug 1989 09:05

Music Played

  • Sophie Tucker

    My Yiddishe Momme

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Cicely Courtneidge & Wilson Hallett

      Why Has A Cow Got Four Legs?

  • Marlene Dietrich

    Ich Hab' Noch Einen Koffer In Berlin

  • Richard Strauss

    Der Rosenkavalier

    Orchestra: Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Up Above My Head I Hear Music In The Air

  • Bessie Smith

    Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out

  • Prague Madrigalists

    Officium Defunctorum Requiem

  • Olivier Messiaen

    Quartet for the End of Time

    Orchestra: New York Philomusica Chamber Ensemble

  • Book Choice

    • The biggest value of pure maths

  • Luxury Choice

    • Toilet bag

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Rabbi Lionel Blue

Broadcasts

  • Sun 29 May 1988 12:15
  • Fri 3 Jun 1988 09:05
  • Sun 30 Jul 1989 12:15
  • Fri 4 Aug 1989 09:05

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