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Last broadcast on Fri, 24 Feb 2012, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Kirsty Young's castaway is the former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott.
In this frank interview, he describes life in the highly political home where he grew up, the impact that failing the school 11+ exam had on him and the gradual kindling of his own ambitions. He speaks of his debt to his wife Pauline and how for many years of their marriage he underestimated her. He describes, too, the inferiority complex which dogged him for much of his adult life:
"All the attacks on me because of my grammar and kind of background, aggressive style - it used to ruff up a few feathers and whilst I would never let it show, certainly deep inside me I felt a bit inferior."
Producer: Leanne Buckle.
Music played
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Duke Ellington
— Satin DollComposer: Duke Ellington/Johnny Mercer/Billy Strayhorn
The Essential Duke Ellington CD2, Sony -
Bee Gees
— Stayin’ AliveComposer: The Bee Gees.
Bee Gees Greatest CD1, Warner Bros -
The Jam
— A Town Called MaliceComposer: P Weller
The Jam:Compact Snap, Polydor -
Marion Montgomery — Sweet Georgia Brown
Composer: Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard and Kenneth Casey
Marion Montgomery that Lady from Natchez, Audiophile -
Tom Jones
— It’s not UnusualComposer: Mills/Reed
25 Years of Rock’n’Roll – 1965, Connoisseur Collection -
Sarah Vaughan
— CherokeeComposer: Ray Noble
In the Land of Hi-Fi, Emarcy -
Miles Davis
— On Green Dolphin StreetComposer: N Washington – B Kaper
1958 Sessions featuring Stella by Starlight, Columbia -
The Shirelles
— Will You Still Love Me TomorrowComposer: Gerry Goffin and Carole King
25 all time Greatest hits 1961, Varese
Broadcasts
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Sun 19 Feb 201211:15
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Fri 24 Feb 201209:00
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