Discover this podcast and so much more

Podcasts are free to enjoy without a subscription. We also offer ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more for just $11.99/month.

Rt Hon Alex Salmond

Rt Hon Alex Salmond

FromDesert Island Discs


Rt Hon Alex Salmond

FromDesert Island Discs

ratings:
Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Jan 16, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Kirsty Young's castaway is the First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond.He has spent his political life campaigning for Scottish independence. As a schoolboy he stood in classroom elections - back then, he won on the canny ticket of half-days for all and replacing the school milk with ice-cream. He was a child when he realised he had a knack for public performance - he was a boy soprano who seemed to have a promising career ahead of him. He says: "If you can sing in front of thousands of people when you're ten or eleven then being Scottish First Minister is nothing in comparison."Record: Joe Hill sung by Paul Robeson
Book: The complete works of Robert Burns
Luxury: A Sand Wedge & endless golf balls for playing golf. Producer: Leanne Buckle.
Released:
Jan 16, 2011
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.