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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: David Wynne

11/05/1997

David Wynne

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Sue Lawley's castaway is sculptor David Wynne

Sue Lawley's castaway is sculptor David Wynne.

Sue Lawley's castaway on this week's Desert Island Discs is sculptor David Wynne. As well as talking about his sculptures Boy with a Dolphin and Guy the Gorilla, David explains how he researches his work by visiting the animals in the wild. This has led to some dangerous adventures. But David Wynne's work has its gentler moments - he also designed the hands on the back of the 50-pence piece.

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

Favourite track: Clarinet Concerto in A by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer
Luxury: Harmonica

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Alistair Cooke’s weekly talks on American life, history and politics from 1946 – 2004.

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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The problems of military action in Iraq

The problems of military action in Iraq

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UN refusal to act against Saddam Hussein and the problems of a US war against Iraq.

The UN refuses to take united action against Saddam Hussein and Alistair Cooke considers America's movement towards and the potential problems of military action in Iraq.

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