Chris Patten

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1991-1996 by BBC

Nov 3, 199638:28Society & Culture

He's called "His Excellency" by some; to others he's "Fatty Patten". Next year he will hand over Hong Kong to the Chinese. Chris Patten, this week's castaway on Desert Island Discs, describes the challenges of being the...

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