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May 11, 1985 - 35:35
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Robert Burchfield
Robert Burchfield, who has been Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary since 1957, was born in New Zealand. After fighting in Italy during the war, he came to England to complete his education and stayed on to be...
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Robert Burchfield is an episode from Desert Island Discs: Archive 1981-1985 by BBC. Robert Burchfield, who has been Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary since 1957, was born in New Zealand. After fighting in Italy during the war, h...
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Published Apr 20, 1985, 37:51 long, audio available.
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