Rt Hon David Steel MP
Desert Island Discs
BBC
4.3 • 14.3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 1985
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
The Rt Hon David Steel MP has been leader of the Liberal Party since 1976. After leaving university, his first job was with the Scottish Liberal Party as Assistant Secretary. In 1965, he won a seat in the Borders and became the youngest member of that parliament. In conversation with Roy Plomley, he talks about his career and chooses the eight records he would take to the mythical island.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Symphony No 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Do-it-yourself manual Luxury: Cathedral organ
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm Kirstie Young, and this is a podcast from the Desert Island Discs archive. |
| 0:05.0 | For Wright's reasons, we've had to shorten the music. |
| 0:08.0 | The program was originally broadcast in 1985, and the presenter was Roy Plumlee. Our cast away this week is a politician. He's been the youngest MP, the youngest |
| 0:37.1 | member of the Privy Council. He's leader of the Liberal Party. It's David Steele. |
| 0:43.0 | David, you have many interests. Is music one of them? |
| 0:46.0 | Music is one of them. |
| 0:47.0 | Alas, not cultivated enough. |
| 0:49.0 | I have a very small collection of records at home, but I listen a lot to music in the car I do a lot of |
| 0:54.1 | driving and I have a small collection of tapes. |
| 0:57.5 | Have you any musical skill can you make a pleasant sound? |
| 1:00.8 | Skill would be an exaggeration I can make an unpleasant sound I mean I play the piano and I've just |
| 1:06.6 | been reminded of something you're the deputy assistant organist in your parish |
| 1:11.3 | church yes I think that's a dizzy height. |
| 1:14.0 | It's a very small church, and I'm about third or fourth on the list of those who can be |
| 1:19.0 | jagooned into playing. |
| 1:20.1 | Are you often called on? |
| 1:21.2 | About half a dozen times a year. |
| 1:24.0 | Hymns of course are quite easy to play, |
| 1:26.0 | and I play them very badly, |
| 1:28.0 | but that's about my level if you understand them. |
| 1:30.0 | You have no wide repertoire of voluntarism? |
| 1:32.0 | I'm afraid not. No, they're very, very simple. |
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