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Radio 4,03 Dec 1989,40 mins

Rt. Hon. Nigel Lawson

Desert Island Discs

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The castaway in this week's Desert Island Discs is the former Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his boyhood and his memories of university life, as well as his subsequent journalistic and political experiences, including the more recent upheavals in his political career. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Clarinet Quintet In A Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: The collected works by John Donne Luxury: Radio receiver

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Clarinet Quintet in A major
    Clarinet Quintet in A major
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  3. 2.
    Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring from Cantata BWV 147
    Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring from Cantata BWV 147
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  4. 3.
    Don't Make Fun Of The Fair
    Don't Make Fun Of The Fair
    Noël Coward