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Radio 4,20 Oct 1991,40 mins

Elizabeth Esteve-Coll

Desert Island Discs

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The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is Elizabeth Esteve-Coll, Director of one of Britain's most famous museums, the V & A. She'll be talking to Sue Lawley about her career at the V & A and the controversy she caused within her first year of office. She'll also be recalling how, at 19, she abandoned her university career and married a Spanish sea captain with whom she sailed the world. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Christus Natus Est (Mode I V) by The Choir Of Monks Of Saint Pierre De Solemes Book: The Four Quartets by T S Eliot Luxury: Expensive perfumed hand cream

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Partita for Keyboard No. 1 in B flat major
    Partita for Keyboard No. 1 in B flat major
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. 2.
    Christus Natus Est (Mode I V)
    Christus Natus Est (Mode I V)
    Monks of the Abbey of St Pierre de Solesmes
  4. 3.
    Ya Se Van Los Pastores
    Ya Se Van Los Pastores
    Germaine Montéro