Virginia Holgate - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

Virginia Holgate has won two medals in the Olympic Games as a horse trials rider. In conversation with Michael Parkinson, she recalls her childhood travels round the world with her father who was in the Royal Marines, and talks about her career which nearly ended with a disastrous fall.

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

Favourite track: Moonlight Serenade by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra
Book: Do-it-yourself manual
Luxury: Never-ending supply of smoked salmon

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