Athene Seyler

Published: Oct. 2, 1988, 10:15 a.m.

Sue Lawley's castaway in this week's Desert Island Discs is the actress Athene Seyler. She first appeared on the stage 80 years ago as Rosalind in As You Like It - a part she can still recite - and now, at 99, she looks back with pleasure on her many happy years as one of Britain's finest comic actresses.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: Du Bist Wie Eine Blume by Robert Schumann\nBook: The Disinherited by Gareth Jones\nLuxury: Case of champagne