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Radio 4,09 Jan 1994,40 mins

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The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is Ian Hislop. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about the seven turbulent years of his editorship of Private Eye, as well as his early attempts at stand-up comedy before he became somewhat more successful at sit-down comedy as team captain of BBC TV's Have I Got News For You? [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: The Marriage Of Figaro Se Vuol Ballare, Signor Contino by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Civilisation by Kenneth Clarke Luxury: Frosties

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Se vuol ballare (from The Marriage of Figaro)
    Se vuol ballare (from The Marriage of Figaro)
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  3. 2.
    Hippopotamus Song
    Hippopotamus Song
    Michael Flanders and Donald Swann
  4. 3.
    Everybody Needs Somebody (To Love)
    Everybody Needs Somebody (To Love)
    Dan Ackroyd & John Belushi