Helena Kennedy QC
Sue Lawley's castaway is human rights lawyer Helena Kennedy QC.
Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the QC Helena Kennedy. In 1992 she published a book which drew attention to the way English law discriminates against women. She called it Eve was Framed. It began a debate into how we view defendants and victims and how our judges are trained. Born into a working-class family living on the south side of Glasgow, she recently entered the House of Lords. She says her father, a newspaper packer and an active trade unionist, would have been 'amused but proud'.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Cello Suite No 1 in G Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Aeneid by Virgil
Luxury: Goose down duvet
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Judy Collins
My Father
- Colours Of The Day.
- Elektra.
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The Fureys & Davey Arthur
The Green Fields Of France
- The Fureys' Finest.
- Castle Communications.
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Les Troubadours du Roi Baudouin
Missa Luba Sanctus
- Missa Luba.
- Philips.
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Giacomo Puccini
Si, mi chiamano Mimi (from La Boh猫me)
- Grandi Voci.
- Decca.
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Ben E. King
Stand By Me
- Love Songs.
- Radioplay.
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Gregorio Allegri
Miserere
Performer: Roy Goodman. Choir: Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Conductor: Sir David Willcocks.- The World of King鈥檚.
- Decca.
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Thuli Dumakude
Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika
- Cry Freedom.
- M.C.A..
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Castaway's Favourite
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G major
- J.S. Bach, The Three Cello Suites.
- EMI.
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Book Choice
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Aeneid - Virgil
Luxury Choice
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Goose down duvet
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Sue Lawley |
Interviewed Guest | Helena Kennedy QC |
Broadcasts
- Sun 25 Jan 1998 12:15大象传媒 Radio 4
- Fri 30 Jan 1998 09:05大象传媒 Radio 4
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