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Last broadcast on Fri, 19 Jun 2009, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Kirsty Young's castaway is the Labour peer and former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Denis Healey.
As a politician he was known for his sharp intellect and biting oratory and now, as he approaches his 92nd birthday, those skills are still very much in evidence.
He talks of his regret that his lack of ambition meant that he did not push himself further in politics but, he says, it is better for people to wonder why he wasn't prime minister than to wonder why he was.
Record: The Cavatina from Beethoven's String Quartet No.13 in B flat Major
Book: The Faber book of English verse
Luxury: Very big box of chocolates including nougat.
Lord Healey
Sheep May Safely Graze
Performer The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin
Composer Bach
CD Title Bach: The Conductors’ Transcriptions
Track 12
Label CHANDOS CHSA 5030
I Know Where I’m Goin’
Performer Kathleen Ferrier
Composer Trad
CD Title Blow the Wind Southerly
Track 6
Label DECCA 4171922
Milord
Performer Edith Piaf
Composer Monnot/G Moustaki
CD Title The Very Best of Edith Piaf
Track 3
Label CAPITOL CDP 7 46657 2
Barbara
Performer Yves Montand
Composer Jacque Prevert
CD Title Chante Jacque Prevert/ Yves Montand
Track Side 1 trk 6
Label PHILIPS L 77479 L
Polanaise for Piano No.6 in A Flat Major, L’Heroique
Performer Witold Malcuzynski
Composer Chopin
CD Title The 6 Polanaises - Malcuzynski
Track Side 2 trk 3
Label COLUMBIA CX 1690
Piano Concerto No.21 in C Major
Performer Howard Shelley with the London Mozart Players
Composer Mozart
CD Title Mozart: Piano Concertos Vol.6: Shelley/London Mozart Players
Track 2
Label CHANDOS CHAN 9404
Miss Otis Regrets
Performer Ella Fitzgerald
Composer Cole Porter
CD Title Ella Fitzgerald: Love, Ella
Track 9
Label VERVE 732297
The Cavatina from Beethoven’s String Quartet No.13 in B flat Major
Performer The Busch Quartet
Composer Beethoven
CD Title Beethoven: Quartets Op.59 No 1 & 130: Busch Quartet
Track 9
Label SONY CLASSICAL MPK47687
Broadcasts
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Sun 14 Jun 200911:15
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Fri 19 Jun 200909:00
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