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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 George Carey

07/05/1995

Dr George Carey

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Sue Lawley's castaway is the Archbishop of Canterbury - Dr George Carey

Sue Lawley's castaway is the Archbishop of Canterbury - Dr George Carey.

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey. The son of a hospital porter, he'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his childhood in London during the war, his interrupted schooling which meant he left school at 15 with no qualifications and how when he decided he wanted to enter the church, he went on to acquire a clutch of 'O' and 'A' Levels in the space of a year.

Never one to shirk a challenge, he'll also be describing his feelings when he was invited to become Archbishop of Canterbury and discussing some of the issues which face the church today.

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

Favourite track: O Praise Ye The Lord (Laudate Dominum) by Hubert Parry
Book: Four Quartets by T S Eliot
Luxury: Computer and an empty bottle

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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.

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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: Equality in New York, Clinton in Russia

Equality in New York, Clinton in Russia

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President Clinton's trip to dissuade Boris Yeltsin from sending nuclear aid to Iran.

The development of equality in New York City, and President Clinton's mission to dissuade President Yeltsin from sending nuclear aid to Iran, as discussed by Alistair Cooke.

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