Hello I'm Krusty Young and this is a podcast from the Desert Island Discs archive.

For rights reasons we've had to shorten the music.

The program was originally broadcast in 1978 and the presenter was Roy Plumley. On our desert island this week is the songwriter Julie Stein. Now where do we start Mr Stein?

Not Mr Stein, Julie.

All right.

Julie spelled J-U-L-E.

Julie. Julie. Rather unique. Yes it is indeed. What's the first record among

that meager allowance of just eight to take to the island? People by Barbara Strissen, that glorious voice was a very important song to me,

funny girl, and well there's nothing to be said other than listen to the record. You'll understand why I'm taking it to your Desert Island. People who need people

need people

are the luckiest people in the world. Barbara Scrizon singing people from Funny Girl music by Julie Stein.

And Julie, you were born in London, is that right?

Yes, I was born in London. Where about?

Well in Brick Lane, some address on Brick Lane.

But then we, the address I really remember was number seven, Ducal Street.

There is no longer a Ducal Street because I try to find it several years ago, my last trip to

London.

Which area is this?

In Bethenel Green.

Bethenel Green. How old were you when you left London?

I was 7.5. Where did you settle? In New York?

No, Chicago. My father was an egg inspector and the English egg

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