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The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is Lady Soames, historian and only surviving child of Winston Churchill. A distinguished author and now Chairman of the Board of the National Theatre, she'll be talking to Sue Lawley about her extraordinary life - recalling her blissful childhood spent at Chartwell, the family's country home. She'll also be talking about the many state visits she made with her father and her husband - and remembering a conversation she had with General de Gaulle, who gave her lots of good advice on the best places to walk dogs in Paris. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Symphony No 6 In F Major Op 68 Pastoral by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Memories From Beyond The Grave by Chateaubriand Luxury: Supply of fine Havana cigars
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- TrackArtist
- 1.Symphony No. 6 in F major 'Pastoral'Symphony No. 6 in F major 'Pastoral'Ludwig van Beethoven
- 2.Cantata No. 147: Herz und mund und Tat und LebenCantata No. 147: Herz und mund und Tat und LebenJohann Sebastian Bach
- 3.A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley SquareA Nightingale Sang In Berkeley SquareCarroll Gibbons