Kirsty Young: I messed up Aung San Suu Kyi interview
Desert Island Discs presenter Kirsty Young has admitted making a rare slip when she interviewed Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Desert Island Discs presenter Kirsty Young has admitted making a rare slip when she interviewed Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Castaways on the long-running Radio 4 programme are asked which of their eight favourite tracks they would take to the mythical island.
But Young, 44, who had "been swotting for this interview like I was doing an exam", confessed she completely forgot to ask the question during the recording, which took place on location in Naypyidaw, Burma, following six months of negotiations.
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