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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: Jackie Stewart

22/06/1986

Jackie Stewart

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Michael Parkinson's castaway is Formula One champion Jackie Stewart

Michael Parkinson's castaway is Formula One champion Jackie Stewart.

Jackie Stewart was world champion in Formula One motor racing before he retired in 1973. In conversation with Michael Parkinson, he recalls his upbringing in Scotland and talks about his life as a racing driver and about his more recent career as a businessman. He also 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: Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
Book: Guinness Book of Records
Luxury: Blank book and a pen

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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.

Alistair Cooke - Letter from America

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: Sounding American, 1986

07/06/2014

Sounding American, 1986

BBC Radio 4 - Letter from America by Alistair Cooke, Sounding American, 1986

The language divide - American or English?

An expert opinion on why Americans can't sound English - and the English can't sound American.

An expert opinion on why Americans can't sound English - and the English can't sound American.

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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