Eric Robson chairs this special edition of GQT with members of the Chelsea Fringe, London. 
1.
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Universal Soldier
John Pilger
Broadcast
First broadcast: Sun 18 Feb 1990
Journalist
The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the journalist John Pilger. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his arrival in this country from Australia 28 years ago, and how he went on to become one of the best-known and often most contentious foreign correspondents on the Daily Mirror during the 1960s. His reporting of events from all over the world, but most notably Cambodia, has brought him fame and admiration, as well as criticism and controversy for his campaigning style. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about these issues.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Choices
2.
Gioachino Rossini
The Thieving Magpie Overture
Orchestra: The Academy Of St Martins In The Fields
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