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Radio 4,06 Oct 1979,40 mins

Wilfred Thesiger

Desert Island Discs

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Roy Plomley's castaway is explorer Wilfred Thesiger. Favourite track: Pie Jesu by Gabriel Fauré Book: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon Luxury: Supply of acid drops

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Pie Jesu (from Requiem)
    Pie Jesu (from Requiem)
    Gabriel Fauré
  3. 2.
    The Birth Of Christ
    The Birth Of Christ
    The Ethiopian Coptic Church
  4. 3.
    Highland Laddie
    Highland Laddie
    Pipes and Drums of HM 2nd Battalion Scots Guards