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Radio 4,22 Mar 1992,40 mins

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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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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Symphony No. 6 in F major 'Pastoral'
    Symphony No. 6 in F major 'Pastoral'
    Ludwig van Beethoven
  3. 2.
    Cantata No. 147: Herz und mund und Tat und Leben
    Cantata No. 147: Herz und mund und Tat und Leben
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  4. 3.
    A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
    A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
    Carroll Gibbons