Dick Francis

Published: Dec. 13, 1998, 11:15 a.m.

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Sue Lawley\'s castaway this morning is the novelist Dick Francis. In what he calls "the best years of my life" as a professional jockey, he broke his nose, his collarbone, his wrist and his skull but also won 345 of the 2,305 races he ran. Now a best-selling author of 37 novels, he chooses eight records to take to the mythical island.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: Chatanooga Choo Choo by Glenn Miller Orchestra\\nBook: Men and Horses I Have Known by George Lampton\\nLuxury: Waterbed

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