Anita Roddick - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

When Anita Roddick opened the Brighton Body Shop in 1976, she struck gold with a formula to knock the mystique out of the beauty business. She talks to Sue Lawley about the effects of success on her family life and comes to terms with her island exile.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: If I Could (from First Circle) by Pat Metheny Group
Book: Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Luxury: Comfortable bed with pillows and sheets

Further episodes of Desert Island Discs: Archive 1986-1991

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