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Radio 4,02 May 1999,45 mins

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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Helen Bamber. In 1945, at the age of 20, she travelled to Belsen with the Jewish Relief agency. There she learnt how important it is to listen to those who have suffered. It was a lesson she continued to practice in her work with Amnesty International, and later with the Medical Foundation for the Victims of Torture which she set up in 1985. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Song of the Birds by Cant Del Ocells Book: Poet for Poet by Richard McCain Luxury: Radio to listen to the World Service

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Song without Words in G major, Op. 62/1
    Song without Words in G major, Op. 62/1
    Felix Mendelssohn
  3. 2.
    A String Of Pearls
    A String Of Pearls
    The Glenn Miller Orchestra
  4. 3.
    Grosse Fuge in B flat major, Op. 133
    Grosse Fuge in B flat major, Op. 133
    Ludwig van Beethoven