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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 成人快手, 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

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