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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: Anita Roddick

22/05/1988

Anita Roddick

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Sue Lawley's castaway is founder of The Body Shop Anita Roddick.

When Anita Roddick opened the Brighton Body Shop in 1976, she struck gold with a formula to knock the mystique out of the beauty business. She talks to Sue Lawley about the effects of success on her family life and comes to terms with her island exile.

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

Favourite track: If I Could (from First Circle) by Pat Metheny Group
Book: Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Luxury: Comfortable bed with pillows and sheets

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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: Nancy Reagan's astrologer, 1988

08/06/2014

Nancy Reagan's astrologer, 1988

BBC Radio 4 - Letter from America by Alistair Cooke, Nancy Reagan's astrologer, 1988

New book exposes First Lady's use of astrologer to dictate the president's diary.

Former White House aide Donald Regan makes public the First Lady's intrusion on policy and appointments.

Former White House aide Donald Regan makes public the First Lady's intrusion on policy and appointments.

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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