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Apr 26
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Updated: Apr 28

Many are unaware of this tremendous source of programmes. For instance, yesterday evening we got Desert Island Discs for 2001 and listened to Christopher or Christo Lloyd the gardening expert at his home of Great Dixter. Besides all sorts of fascinating comments he introduced me to the idea of a whisky branded as Sybarite. It is not cheap.

Written by Simon Cawkwell, April 2026

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