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How do you solve a problem like Maria von Trapp? [audio 7min]

The answer for Andrew Lloyd Webber was Connie Fisher, who won the British television competition to play the lead role in the new London stage version of The Sound of Music. But who was the real Maria behind the much loved character in the Rogers and Hammerstein musical? Presnter Jenni Murray is joined by Maria's great granddaughter Melanie von Trapp and biographer Mark Bostridge, who will share some truths about the life and fate of the real Maria.
Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "Woman's Hour"