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Last broadcast on Fri, 6 Nov 2009, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Kirsty Young's castaway is the talk show host Jerry Springer. His life has been split between serving the public and outraging them. His first career was in politics where, as a life-long Democrat, one of his early jobs was working with Bobby Kennedy. Then he found global fame with his controversial TV programme, The Jerry Springer Show. He says that in politics and in his TV show, he is always on the side of the powerless and disenfranchised. It's a philosophy, he says, he learned from his parents. They were among the last Jews to escape from Berlin in August 1939 and their memories and fears of that time shaped the entire family.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler
Book: Photo album of family & friends
Alternative to Bible: Torah
Luxury: A cheeseburger machine.
Archive audio
This episode of Desert Island Discs is from the archive.
Music played
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Henry Goodman — All I Care About
Chicago: London cast recording, RCA -
The Beatles
— I Want To Hold Your Hand1, Apple -
Patti Page — The Tennessee Waltz
Billboard Pop Memories 1950-1954, Rhino -
Peter, Paul & Mary
— Blowin' in the WindNow That’s What I Call Clean! Volume 7, Warner -
Dion
— Abraham, Martin and JohnThe Old Collection: Rediscover the 60s & 70s, Old Gold -
The Beatles
— Here Comes the SunThe Beatles 1967-1970, Apple
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Bette Midler
— Wind Beneath My WingsThe Best Bette, Atlantic -
Elvis Presley
— Love Me TenderThe King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50s Masters, RCA
Broadcasts
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Sun 1 Nov 200911:15
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Fri 6 Nov 200909:00
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