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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: Brian Redhead

06/07/1986

Brian Redhead

BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Brian Redhead

Michael Parkinson's castaway is presenter of the Today programme Brian Redhead

Michael Parkinson's castaway is presenter of the Today programme Brian Redhead.

Brian Redhead has presented the Today programme for the last 10 years. In conversation with Michael Parkinson, he talks about his appearance on Children's Hour as a clarinettist, his early days as a journalist on the Manchester Guardian and his editorship of the Manchester Evening News.

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

Favourite track: Clarinet Quintet in B Minor - 2nd Movement by Johannes Brahms
Book: Commentary on the Bible by Arthur Peake
Luxury: Taj Mahal

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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: A popular president

07/06/2014

A popular president

BBC Radio 4 - Letter from America by Alistair Cooke, A popular president

Why Reagan's popularity booms while his policies flounder.

Never take anything for granted - like why a president's popularity has nothing to do with his policies.

Never take anything for granted - like why a president's popularity has nothing to do with his policies.

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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