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Desert Island Discs
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This Week's Guest:
Karren Brady

30 December  2007
Repeated
4 January 2008
Karren Brady
Karren's Choice

Kirsty Young’s castaway this week is the businesswoman Karren Brady.

She is known as the First Lady of Football – and it’s a moniker that is well earned. When she became Managing Director of Birmingham City she was just 23 years old, the club was languishing in the second division and it was in financial dire straits. Fifteen years later and it is in the Premier League and is one of the few clubs to turn a healthy profit.

Along the way Karren has married one of her players, had two children and overcome a life-threatening brain condition. She has always, she says, relied on her enthusiasm, determination and strength of character to see her through.

1. (You Make Me Feel Like)Natural Woman
Performer Carole King
Composer Carole King/Gerry Goffin/Jerry Wexler 
CD Title Carole King: The Ode Collection 1968-1976
Track 16
Label EPIC
Rec No 4893212

2. Dancing Queen
Performer Abba
Composer B Andersson, S Anderson & B Ulvaeus
CD Title Abba Gold Greatest Hits
Track 1
Label POLAR
Rec No 9819297

3. Last Christmas
Performer Wham
Composer
CD Title Wham: The Final
Track 8
Label EPIC
Rec No CD88681

4. Town Called Malice
Performer The Jam
Composer Paul Weller 
CD Title The Jam: Compact Snap
Track 18
Label POLYDOR
Rec No 8217122

5. I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)
Performer Meatloaf
Composer Jim Steinman 
CD Title Bat Out of Hell 11
Track 1
Label VIRGIN
Rec No CDV2710

6. Heaven Help
Performer Lenny Kravitz
Composer Lenny Kravitz
CD Title Are You Gonna Go My Way: Lenny Kravitz
Track 4
Label VIRGIN
Rec No CDVUS60

7. Total Eclipse of the Heart
Performer Bonnie Tyler
Composer Steinman
CD Title 18 Rock Classics: Volume 3
Track 3
Label PICKWICK
Rec No PMP102

8. I’ll Be Missing You
Performer Puff Daddy/Faith Evans
Composer Sting/T Gaither/F Evans 
CD Title Huge Hits 1997
Track 1 Label
GLOBAL TELEVISION
Rec No RADCD75

Record: Total Eclipse of the Heart
Book: Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
Luxury: My own pillow
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Desert Island Discs is one of Radio 4's most popular and enduring programmes. Created by Roy Plomley in 1942, the format is simple: each week a guest is invited by Kirsty Young to choose the eight records they would take with them to a desert island.
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