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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: Eva Burrows

16/05/1993

Eva Burrows

BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Eva Burrows

Sue Lawley's castaway is General of the Salvation Army Eva Burrows

Sue Lawley's castaway is General of the Salvation Army Eva Burrows.

Sue Lawley's castaway is General of the Salvation Army Eva Burrows.

Favourite track: St Matthew Passion Konnen Tranen Meiner Wangen by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Faber Book of Religious Verse
Luxury: Game of Scrabble with paper and pencil

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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: The closing of the San Francisco Presidio

The closing of the San Francisco Presidio

BBC Radio 4 - Letter from America by Alistair Cooke, The closing of the San Francisco Presidio

The closing of the San Francisco Presidio military base is examined by Alistair Cooke.

Alistair Cooke reflects on the closing of the San Francisco Presidio, a historic military base that has been a garrison for over 200 years.

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