Rt Hon. Margaret Thatcher

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Rt Hon. Margaret Thatcher

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Feb 18, 1978

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Roy Plomley's castaway is Leader of the Opposition the Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher.Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 5 In E Flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Survival manual
Luxury: Photo album of her children

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Feb 18, 1978

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Podcast episode

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Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

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Rt Hon. Margaret Thatcher: Roy Plomley's castaway is Leader of the Opposition the Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher by Desert Island Discs
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