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This Week's Guest:
Digby Jones
Sunday 21 May
Repeated
Friday 26 May |
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Digby's Choice |
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the Director General of the CBI, Sir Digby Jones.
He was born and grew up in the West Midlands at a time where 'the Austin ' car-plant formed the "centre of the universe". His father ran the local grocer's shop until the arrival of the supermarkets in the sixties, giving him his first taste of business.
After winning a scholarship to public school, he joined the Royal Navy to pay his way through university where he studied law, before becoming a high-flier in the world of corporate finance.
Six years ago he was head-hunted to become the "voice of British business". Knighted in 2005, he is a regular visitor to Downing Street and bangs the drum for the UK around the world, while sporting his union jack cufflinks. He is known for his energy and enthusiasm, and his charity fund-raising has taken him from Lands End to John O'Groats on a bike. Typically, he will make two speeches a day, while his love of food gets him through the vast amounts of 'professional eating' involved in the job. He reaches the end of his term at the CBI in July. |
1. Nimrod from Elgar's Enigma Variations
Performer Simon Rattle & the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Composer Elgar
CD Title The Soundtrack from the film Crush
Track 11
Label EMI
Rec No: 535786-2
2. Younger than Springtime
Performer Sean McDermott
Composer Rodgers and Hammerstein
CD Title South Pacific
Track 17
Label That's Entertainment
Rec No: CDTER 21242
3. Jerusalem
Performer The Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor
Composer Sir Hubert Parry/Words William Blake
CD Title Cathedral Music by Sir Hubert Parry
Track 11
Label Hyperion
Rec No: CDA 66273
4. Hello Again
Performer Neil Diamond
Composer N Diamond/A Lindgren
CD Title Neil Diamond: The Ultimate Collection
Track 7
Label Columbia
Rec No: MOODCD 45
5. In Your Eyes
Performer George Benson
Composer M Masser/D Hills
CD Title Midnight Moods
Track 4
Label Telstar
Rec No: TCD2450
6. The Best
Performer Tina Turner
Composer H Knight/M Chapman
CD Title The Greatest Hits of 1989
Track 2
Label Premier
Rec No: CDGH 1989
7. (Everything I do) I do it for You
Performer Bryan Adams
Composer Adams/Lange/Kamen
CD Title Anthology
Track 14
Label Polydor
Rec No: 9835827
8. Wind Beneath my Wings
Performer Bette Midler
Composer Jeff Sibar/Larry Henley
CD Title Chick Flick diaries
Track CD2 TRK 1
Label Warner
Rec No: WSMCD 190
Record: Wind Beneath My Wings
Book: How Britain made the Modern World by Niall Ferguson
Luxury: Video or pictorial book of '100 examples of excellence'
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