Years of house arrest held no fear for aung san suu kyi, thanks to an authoritarian mother who toughened her up. Aung san suu kyi has 23 books on goodreads with 10614 ratings. Her book of choice was a survival manual and her luxury item was a photograph album of her children. Kirsty young admits to aung san suu kyi desert island slip. Suu kyi to discuss favorite music, book on bbc radio. Aung san suu kyi is to be a guest on bbc radio 4s iconic desert island discs program after expressing an interest in making an appearance during her recent nobel peace prize acceptance speech, reports the bbc. Aung san suu kyi tells of fondness for burma army bbc news. Castaway suu kyi takes beatles to her desert island the. Suu kyi was interviewed for the longrunning bbc program desert island discs, during which she said, i love the armythe same army that had enforced her house arrest in rangoon on and off for years. Burmese opposition leader aung san suu kyi today becomes the first person in the 71year history of desert island discs to choose a record she has never heard. Myanmars opposition icon aung san suu kyi remains fond of her countrys army despite claims it has recruited child soldiers and used rape as a weapon. See all books authored by aung san suu kyi, including biruma kara no tegami letters from burma and the voice of hope, and freedom from fear and other writings, and more on. Burmese prodemocracy leader aung san suu kyi showed her formidable spirit and chose music by the beatles and mozart during her appearance on radio 4s desert island discs, writes ben lawrence. The burmese opposition leader and prodemocracy campaigner aung san suu kyi is to appear on desert island discs on sunday.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of aung san suu kyi books online. The speaking voice of aung san suu kyi, from the bbc radio 4 programme desert island discs. We also have thousands of books not listed below, available in our storefront inventory. The longestrunning british radio show, desert island discs, celebrated its 71 st anniversary onair last month on january 27. The song here comes the sun was recorded 44 years ago, but yesterday aung san suu kyi used the beatles hit to offer hope to her supporters of a better life in burma in the future. Nobel lecture by aung san suu kyi, oslo, 16 june, 2012 your majesties, your royal highness, excellencies, distinguished members of the norwegian nobel committee, dear friends, long years ago, sometimes it seems many lives ago, i was at oxford listening to the radio programme desert island discs with my young son alexander. The nobel peace prize winner, whose father aung san is considered the father of modernday burma and founded its army, told desert island discs host kirsty young that her buddhist faith helped her. Aung san suu kyi your majesties, your royal highness, excellencies, distinguished members of the norwegian nobel committee, dear friends, long years ago, sometimes it seems many lives ago, i was at oxford listening to the radio programme desert island discs with my young son alexander. Jonathan agnew by desert island discs podcast poddmap. In the famously fickle world of telly where last years hero is this years zero she has stood the test of time.
Since 1942, some of britains biggest names have appeared on the show as castaways to choose eight albums, one book, and one luxury they would bring if they were stranded on a desert island. In a recent appearance on the bbcs desert island discs program, burmese democracy icon aung san suu kyi chose tom jones and the beatles. Desert island discs eight tracks, a book and a luxury. Aung san suu kyi and the books that kept her strong. Aung san suu kyi marks a first for desert island discs burmese political leader aung san suu kyi discusses her student days and how music helped during her incarceration, with kirsty young. Im fascinated by buddhism, and im currently reading the places that scare you.
Listeners tuned into todays special edition of desert island discs, recorded at the home of burmas prodemocracy leader aung san suu kyi, could hear the excitement of the programmes. Aung san suu kyi praises burmese army aung san suu kyi. Aung san suu kyi bbc radio4 desert island discs 27. Aung san suu kyi marks a first for desert island discs. The unofficial reddit community for the bbcs much loved desert island discs series. I know about the meeting with aung san suu kyi only because the dalai lama told me during his london visit. Aung san from her father, suu from her paternal grandmother, and kyi from her mother khin kyi. Aung san suu kyi is to be a guest on bbc radio 4s iconic desert island discs program after expressing an interest in making an appearance during her recen. Find out who fibbed about playing for rangers, who chose a record of hippo noises and who knows all the words to ernie the fastest milkman in the west. Aung san suu kyi picks beatles and tom jones on desert. His first job with the company was as a teenager when he worked as a shelfstacker, but he made his name transforming the supermarket from a lacklustre brand into britains biggest retailer. Longrunning radio 4 series desert island discs is poised to reach a new milestone as presenter kirsty young welcomes a recordbreaking second world war veteran for the 3,000th edition of the show.
Desert island discs presenter kirsty young has admitted making a rare slip when she finally got to interview burmese prodemocracy leader aung san suu kyi on the show. Aung san suu kyi simple english wikipedia, the free. This is a place to discuss anything about the 70 year old radio 4 programme, from your favourite castaways to your own desert island discs. Sir terry leahy by desert island discs podcast poddmap. Tv producer beryl vertue is kirsty youngs castaway on desert island discs. Recorded on location in ms suu kyi s home in naypyitaw, burma, in december 2012. Or having a real conversation, with help from kirsty young, aung san suu kyi, and michael rosen. Aung san suu kyi s appearance on desert island discs, to be broadcast on radio 4 this sunday, is one of the shows proudest moments. Aung san suu kyi picks beatles and tom jones on desert island discs this article is more than 7 years old burmese democracy campaigner tells kirsty young she is fond of countrys army and still. But st hughs graduate aung san suu kyi once flirted with harddrinking hedonism while at oxford. She brought democracy to her country with nonviolence. Burmese prodemocracy leader aung san suu kyi tells bbc radio 4s desert island discs she is fond of burmas army, despite it putting her under house arrest for 15 years.
Fascinating facts and figures about radio 4s desert island discs. Speaking on desert island discs, suu kyi revealed she necked booze. Desert island discs presenter kirsty young reveals she was so overwhelmed by interviewing burmese prodemocracy leader aung san suu kyi that she forgot a key question on air. Explore with a visit to our shop, or call us to find out more. Aung san suu kyi delivering her nobel lecture in the oslo city hall, 16 june, 2012. Aung san suu kyi picks beatles and tom jones on desert island discs burmese democracy campaigner tells kirsty young she is fond of countrys army and. Aung san suu kyi books list of books by author aung san. I was at oxford listening to the radio programme desert island discs with my young son alexander. As her one book to enjoy as a castaway on desert island discs, aung san suu kyi chose the buddhist abhidhamma, a collection of core buddhist texts.
Aung san suu kyi, burmas prodemocracy leader, on desert. Sunday 26th may 20 i have a bit of a fantasy that one day i will appear on bbc radio 4s desert island discs, where kirsty young asks me about the eight records i would take with me to my desert island, along with my favourite book and one luxury. A selection of political highlights from the desert island discs archive. Aung san suu kyi praises burmese army aung san suu kyi has risked courting controversy after expressing her fondness for the army during her appearance on desert island discs. Full text transcript of aung san suu kyi s nobel lecture, delivered at oslo, norway, on june 16, 2012. His ceramics are on display in many of the worlds major museums. It was a wellknown program for all i know it still continues on which famous people from all walks of life were invited to talk about the eight discs, the one book beside the bible and the complete works of shakespeare, and the one luxury item they would wish to have with them were they to be marooned on a desert island. Why suu kyi still loves burmas army the independent. Kirsty youngs castaway is sir terry leahy, the businessman and former ceo of tesco. On the weekly onehour show a guest is asked which eight pieces of music, book and luxury item they would bring if they were a castaway on a deserted island, while discussing their lives and reasons for their choices. Aung san suu kyi, burmas opposition leader, is interviewed by kirsty young. Theyre delicate pots in shades of white and cream, informed he says by a great deal of thinking about literature. I didnt come into politics to be popular, suu kyi tells. Books by aung san suu kyi author of letters from burma.
Aung san suu kyi s most popular book is good night stories for rebel girls. Your majesties, your royal highness, excellencies, distinguished members of the norwegian nobel committee, dear friends, long years ago, sometimes it seems many lives ago, i was at oxford listening to the radio programme desert island discs with my young son. Aung san suu kyi, like other burmese names, includes no surname, but is only a personal name, in her case derived from three relatives. Burmas suu kyi picks tom jones, the beatles on desert. Your majesties, your royal highness, excellencies, distinguished members of the norwegian nobel committee, dear friends, long years ago, sometimes it seems many lives ago, i was at oxford listening to the radio program desert island discs with my young son alexander.