desert island

Speaking on the BBC's Desert Island Discs in 1971, she said she started singing aged 12 after becoming interested in music because her father was a concert promoter.

LuPone, whose native gifts and career trajectory destined her for triumph, would be my desert island Rose, if I could bring just one.

The Australian musician told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs that his wife and family are now the source of his creativity, and where he finds his joy.

In Act 4, Prospero, the former Duke of Milan who has been exiled to a desert island with daughter Miranda, and his magic book, interrupts his revenge scheme to conjure a supernatural theatrical pageant in honor of the engagement of Miranda and Ferdinand, the son of the king of Naples.

The presenter, who also hosts Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, will hand over the programme to Nick Grimshaw, who has been keeping her seat warm since August.