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Radio 4,21 Jan 1990,40 mins

Sir Robin Day

Desert Island Discs

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The castaway in this week's Desert Island Discs is Sir Robin Day. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about going with his father to hear Churchill speak at a political rally when he was a boy, recalling his days at post-war Oxford, the early days at ITN and his long association with politicians in front of the microphone. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: The Drinking Song by Giuseppe Verdi Book: The Oxford Book of English Verse Luxury: Magnums of champagne

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (Brindisi) (from La traviata)
    Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (Brindisi) (from La traviata)
    Giuseppe Verdi
  3. 2.
    Underneath The Arches
    Underneath The Arches
    Flanagan and Allen
  4. 3.
    This was their Finest Hour (speech, 18 June 1940)
    This was their Finest Hour (speech, 18 June 1940)
    Winston Churchill