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The Sound of Music

Classic film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical in which a novice nun (Julie Andrews) leaves her convent to accept a position as governess to a large family.

Classic film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical. Irrepressible Maria begins to doubt her vocation and leaves her convent to become governess to the seven children of Captain von Trapp, a widower and retired naval officer. She soon turns the captain's orderly life upside down and instils a love of music in the children. Then the Third Reich annexes Austria...

2 hours, 54 minutes

Last on

Sat 4 Jan 2025 19:00
BBC Four

Music Played

  • Richard Rodgers

    The Sound of Music

    Performer: Julie Andrews. Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Overture and Preludium (Dixit Dominus)

  • Richard Rodgers

    Maria

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • Richard Rodgers

    I Have Confidence

    Performer: Julie Andrews.

  • Richard Rodgers

    Sixteen Going on Seventeen

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Daniel Truhitte. Performer: Charmian Carr.

  • Julie Andrews

    My Favorite Things

  • Richard Rodgers

    Do-Re-Mi

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Julie Andrews.

  • Richard Rodgers

    The Sound of Music

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • Richard Rodgers

    The Lonely Goatherd

    Performer: Julie Andrews. Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • Richard Rodgers

    Edelweiss

    Performer: Christopher Plummer. Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • Richard Rodgers

    So Long, Farewell

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • Richard Rodgers

    The Sound of Music

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • Richard Rodgers

    Climb Ev'ry Mountain

    Performer: Peggy Wood. Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • Julie Andrews

    My Favorite Things

  • Richard Rodgers

    Something Good

    Performer: Julie Andrews. Performer: Christopher Plummer.

  • Richard Rodgers

    Sixteen Going on Seventeen

    Performer: Julie Andrews. Performer: Charmian Carr. Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • Richard Rodgers

    Do-Re-Mi

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • Richard Rodgers

    Edelweiss

    Performer: Julie Andrews. Performer: Christopher Plummer. Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • Richard Rodgers

    So Long, Farewell

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • Richard Rodgers

    Climb Ev'ry Mountain

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

Julie Andrews on Desert Island Discs

Julie Andrews on Desert Island Discs
Julie Andrews, the star of such film favourites as Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music on Desert Island Discs

Credits

Maria Julie Andrews
Captain von Trapp Christopher Plummer
The Baroness Eleanor Parker
Max Detweiler Richard Haydn
Mother Abbess Peggy Wood
Liesl Charmian Carr
Louisa Heather Menzies
Friedrich Nicholas Hammond
Kurt Duane Chase
Brigitta Angela Cartwright
Marta Debbie Turner
Gretl Kym Karath
Sister Margaretta Anna Lee
Sister Berthe Portia Nelson
Frau Schmidt Norma Varden
Rolfe Daniel Truhitte
Director Robert Wise
Producer Robert Wise
Writer Ernest Lehman
Writer Richard Rodgers
Writer Oscar Hammerstein

Broadcasts

  • Christmas Day 1978 16:20
    BBC One London
  • Sun 6 Apr 1980 19:15
    BBC One London
  • Wed 29 Jul 1981 18:15
    BBC One London
  • Mon 5 Jul 1982 19:30
    BBC Two England
  • Sun 22 Apr 1984 13:55
    BBC One London
  • Mon 5 May 1986 14:20
    BBC One London
  • Christmas Eve 1987 15:15
    BBC Two England
  • Fri 1 Apr 1994 14:50
    BBC One London
  • Fri 29 Dec 1995 17:15
    BBC Two England
  • Mon 31 Mar 1997 13:35
    BBC One London
  • Sun 20 Dec 1998 13:55
    BBC One London
  • Mon 29 May 2006 15:20
    BBC One Wales & Scotland only
  • Mon 9 Apr 2007 14:10
    BBC One except London, Northern Ireland, South West & West Midlands
  • Mon 26 May 2008 14:50
    BBC One except Scotland
  • Mon 26 May 2008 15:40
    BBC One Scotland
  • Fri 2 Apr 2010 14:55
    BBC One
  • Fri 31 Dec 2010 15:30
    BBC One
  • Mon 31 Dec 2012 15:10
    BBC One
  • New Year's Day 2014 14:15
    BBC One
  • Fri 2 Jan 2015 13:45
    BBC One
  • New Year's Day 2016 13:15
    BBC One
  • New Year's Day 2020 14:30
    BBC One
  • Thu 2 Jan 2020 19:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 27 Dec 2020 15:45
    BBC One
  • Thu 31 Dec 2020 20:00
    BBC Four
  • Fri 2 Apr 2021 17:45
    BBC One
  • New Year's Day 2022 14:20
    BBC One
  • Thu 6 Jan 2022 20:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 9 Apr 2023 13:50
    BBC One except Scotland
  • Sun 9 Apr 2023 14:50
    BBC One Scotland & Scotland HD only
  • Christmas Eve 2023 14:50
    BBC One
  • Sat 30 Dec 2023 19:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 25 Aug 2024 14:50
    BBC One Wales & Wales HD only
  • Sun 25 Aug 2024 15:50
    BBC One except Wales
  • Sun 29 Dec 2024 13:50
    BBC One Scotland & Scotland HD only
  • Sun 29 Dec 2024 15:45
    BBC One except Scotland
  • Sat 4 Jan 2025 19:00
    BBC Four

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Julie Andrews Biography

Julie Andrews Biography

Julie Andrews, DBE is an actress, singer, author, theatre director, and dancer.

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