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Radio 4,24 Nov 2002,45 mins

Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP

Desert Island Discs

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Described by Lord Tebbit as "a remarkably normal family man with children", Iain has just completed twelve months as Leader of the Conservative Party - he was the first Leader to be elected by a ballot of the Party's membership. Iain married Betsy in 1982 and they have two sons and two daughters. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: The Benedictus (from Requiem) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell Luxury: Oil paints

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Swan Lake - Act 4 (finale)
    Swan Lake - Act 4 (finale)
    Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  3. 2.
    Requiem in D minor - Benedictus
    Requiem in D minor - Benedictus
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  4. 3.
    The Blue Song
    The Blue Song
    Suzi Lyon