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Baroness (Sue) Ryder of Warsaw

Baroness (Sue) Ryder of Warsaw

FromDesert Island Discs


Baroness (Sue) Ryder of Warsaw

FromDesert Island Discs

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Jan 25, 1987
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The castaway this week is Baroness Ryder of Warsaw, who, in 1953, formed the Sue Ryder Foundation to provide homes and domiciliary care for the sick and disabled in many parts of the world. In conversation with Michael Parkinson, she recalls her early career with the wartime Special Operations Executive in Poland and traces the history of the Foundation up to the present day.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: Ave Maria by Franz Schubert
Book: Autobiography by Wilfred Owen
Luxury: Pillow
Released:
Jan 25, 1987
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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