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Desert Island Discs: Archive 1991-1996

Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island

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Martin Amis

Martin Amis

Sue Lawley's guest on Desert Island Discs today is the writer Martin Amis. He describes his books as comedies, but, like... Read more

29 Dec 1996

37mins

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Jennifer Saunders

Jennifer Saunders

The castaway on Desert Island Discs this week is Absolutely Fabulous! Jennifer Saunders began "doing funny things with p... Read more

22 Dec 1996

32mins

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Ian Dury

Ian Dury

Today's castaway on Desert Island Discs confused the rock critics in the late 1970s with songs like Sweet Gene Vincent, ... Read more

15 Dec 1996

34mins

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Robert Winston

Robert Winston

On Desert Island Discs today the castaway is Robert Winston.As Professor of Fertility Studies at Hammersmith Hospital in... Read more

8 Dec 1996

38mins

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Bruce Forsyth

Bruce Forsyth

This week's castaway on Desert Island Discs may be nearing 70, but he knows how to play The Generation Game. Bruce Forsy... Read more

1 Dec 1996

37mins

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Rt Hon Tony Blair MP

Rt Hon Tony Blair MP

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the Leader of the Opposition, the Right Honourable Tony Blair. He will be describing ... Read more

24 Nov 1996

35mins

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Tessa Sanderson

Tessa Sanderson

Atlanta was her sixth Olympic Games. The first was 20 years before. On Desert Island Discs, Tessa Sanderson reveals the ... Read more

17 Nov 1996

35mins

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Sir Laurens Van Der Post

Sir Laurens Van Der Post

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is a writer, a traveller and an advisor to a Prince and Prime Minister.Now... Read more

10 Nov 1996

38mins

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Chris Patten

Chris Patten

He's called "His Excellency" by some; to others he's "Fatty Patten". Next year he will hand over Hong Kong to the Chines... Read more

3 Nov 1996

38mins

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Jancis Robinson

Jancis Robinson

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the wine writer Jancis Robinson.One of only 200 Masters of Wine in the world, she rec... Read more

27 Oct 1996

38mins

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