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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: Robert Winston

08/12/1996

Robert Winston

BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Robert Winston

Sue Lawley's castaway is professor of fertility studies Robert Winston

Sue Lawley's castaway is professor of fertility studies Robert Winston.

On Desert Island Discs today the castaway is Robert Winston.

As Professor of Fertility Studies at Hammersmith Hospital in London, he has been at the forefront of medical developments in his field. He pioneered the screening of embryos for genetic defects and has frequently made the headlines with his views that all women, including widows, lesbians and those who are HIV positive, should be considered for treatment. 

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

Favourite track: Goldberg Varations - Aria And Reprise From Variation by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: The Koran (in Arabic and English)
Luxury: Glass And Tools To Make A Telescope

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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: Integration in San Francisco schools

Integration in San Francisco schools

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The low outcomes for black and the Latin American students, contrasts with Asian ones.

A discussion on the success of Asian immigrants, and a grand jury condemns the failure of integration in San Francisco schools.

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