麻豆社 Radio 4 - World at One, 20/01/2016, The late Lord Weidenfeld in his own words

The late Lord Weidenfeld in his own words

The death has been announced of Lord Weidenfeld, one of Britain's most influential publishers.

He founded publishing company Weidenfeld & Nicolson with Nigel Nicolson in 1949, after working for the 麻豆社, and remained its chairman.

Lord Weidenfeld emigrated to London after fleeing the Nazis in Austria and later became a British citizen.

The World at One reprised his appearance in 1990 on Desert Island Discs, speaking to Sue Lawley

20 January 2016

2 minutes