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Kirsty Young's castaway this Christmas is Sir Michael Caine.
In a film career that has spanned more than four decades he has won two Oscars; his credits include Alfie, The Italian Job, Hannah and Her Sisters and Educating Rita.
As well as discussing his remarkable life in films, he describes how the Queen used to cut through his back garden on her way to the horse races, discusses the secrets of a happy marriage and reveals the tricks for cooking perfect roast potatoes this Christmas.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Record: My Way, by Frank Sinatra
By BBC Radio 44.6
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Kirsty Young's castaway this Christmas is Sir Michael Caine.
In a film career that has spanned more than four decades he has won two Oscars; his credits include Alfie, The Italian Job, Hannah and Her Sisters and Educating Rita.
As well as discussing his remarkable life in films, he describes how the Queen used to cut through his back garden on her way to the horse races, discusses the secrets of a happy marriage and reveals the tricks for cooking perfect roast potatoes this Christmas.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Record: My Way, by Frank Sinatra

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