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Desert Island Discs

Castaway guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

Desert Island Discs: Alfred Eisenstadt

22/09/1984

Alfred Eisenstadt

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Roy Plomley's castaway is photo-journalist Alfred Eisenstadt

Roy Plomley's castaway is photo-journalist Alfred Eisenstadt.

Alfred Eisenstadt gave up being a belt-and-button salesman in 1929 to become a professional photographer, concentrating on what is now called 'photojournalism'. Six years later, he moved from Europe to America, where he joined the new Life Magazine for which he has worked ever since. In conversation with Roy Plomley, he describes some of the many stories he has covered, including the rise of Nazism, crossing the Atlantic in a Zeppelin and Marilyn Monroe, and he chooses the eight records he would take to the mythical island.

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

Favourite track: Le Notti De Cabiria by Nino Rota
Book: A book of quotations
Luxury: Camera

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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

Alistair Cooke’s weekly talks on American life, history and politics from 1946 – 2004.

Alistair Cooke’s weekly talks on American life, history and politics, as broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from 1946 – 2004.

Alistair Cooke’s weekly talks on American life, history and politics. Over 900 programmes, as broadcast from 1946 – 2004.

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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: Reagan meets Gromyko

06/06/2014

Reagan meets Gromyko

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First face-to-face meeting between President Reagan and top Soviet leader Gromyko.

Washington observers interpret meeting between Reagan and Gromyko as sign that Soviets foresee a second term for the president.

Washington observers interpret meeting between Reagan and Gromyko as sign that Soviets foresee a second term for the president.

This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

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