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Desert Island Discs - Max Hastings - BBC Sounds

Desert Island Discs - Max Hastings - BBC Sounds

Desert Island Discs

Max HastingsMax Hastings

Released On: 15 Jun 1986

Available for over a year

Michael Parkinson's castaway is Editor of the Daily Telegraph Max Hastings

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