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Radio 4,04 Feb 2001,45 mins

Sir John Mortimer

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Sue Lawley's castaway is writer and barrister Sir John Mortimer. Favourite track: Dio, Che Nell'alma Infondere from Act Two by Giuseppe Verdi Book: Oxford Book of English Verse by Chirstopher Ricks Luxury: Velasquez painting of old lady frying eggs

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