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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: Dr Jonathan Sacks

21/04/1991

Dr Jonathan Sacks

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Sue Lawley's castaway is chief rabbi elect Dr Jonathan Sacks

Sue Lawley's castaway is chief rabbi elect Dr Jonathan Sacks.

Chief Rabbi Elect Dr Jonathan Sacks is the castaway on Desert Island Discs this week. This avowedly 'unconventional' future leader of Britain's Jews was brought up in an Orthodox Jewish household but went to Church of England schools and wanted to be an accountant before deciding that his life's work lay in his faith. Rabbi Sacks reveals how he gained, and many years later lost, his beard as well as what he hopes to achieve in his new role.

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

Favourite track: Tzomoh Lecho Nafshi by The Lubarvitches Chorus
Book: The Talmud
Luxury: Large supply of pencils

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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.

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: Nancy Reagan's biography 

Nancy Reagan's biography 

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

Is an unauthorised biography of ex-president's wife, Mrs Reagan, just salacious gossip?

An unauthorised biography of ex-pesident's wife, Mrs Reagan makes Alistair Cooke question how gossip becomes news, whilst President Bush struggles to defend his Gulf War.

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