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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: Bernard Levin

25/10/1987

Bernard Levin

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Michael Parkinson's castaway is journalist and critic Bernard Levin

Michael Parkinson's castaway is journalist and critic Bernard Levin.

"Music would be absolutely essential on my desert island" says Bernard Levin, "I don't know what my life would be without music". In conversation with Michael Parkinson, he looks back on his career as a journalist and critic and, in narrowing his choice of music to eight records, reveals a penchant for opera.

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

Book: The Michelin Guide to France
Luxury: Laptop computer

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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: Time for more taxes

08/06/2014

Time for more taxes

BBC Radio 4 - Letter from America by Alistair Cooke, Time for more taxes

Balancing the books may mean it's time to increase consumption taxes.

The money men are waiting for President Reagan to take the lead in attempts to stabilise the rocky economy.

The money men are waiting for President Reagan to take the lead in attempts to stabilise the rocky economy.

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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