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Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

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    Stanley McMurtry

    Sun 23 Mar 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is cartoonist Stanley McMurtry.

  • Tariq Ali

    Sun 16 Mar 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Tariq Ali.

  • Liz Smith

    Sun 9 Mar 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is actress Liz Smith.

  • Michael Ball

    Sun 2 Mar 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is singer Michael Ball.

  • David Dimbleby

    Sun 24 Feb 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is broadcaster and journalist David Dimbleby.

  • Martin Evans

    Sun 17 Feb 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is scientist Martin Evans.

  • Oleg Gordievsky

    Sun 10 Feb 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is former spy Oleg Gordievsky.

  • Beryl Bainbridge

    Sun 3 Feb 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Beryl Bainbridge.

  • Rory Stewart

    Sun 20 Jan 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is former diplomat Rory Stewart.

  • Simon Rattle

    Sun 13 Jan 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is conductor Simon Rattle.

  • John Humphrys

    Sun 6 Jan 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is broadcaster and journalist John Humphrys.

  • Karren Brady

    Sun 30 Dec 2007

    Kirsty Young's castaway is businesswoman Karren Brady.

  • Victoria Wood

    Sun 23 Dec 2007

    Kirsty Young's castaway is comedian Victoria Wood.

  • Paul Weller

    Sun 16 Dec 2007

    Kirsty Young's castaway is musician Paul Weller.

  • Alec Jeffreys

    Sun 9 Dec 2007

    Kirsty Young's castaway is geneticist Alec Jeffreys.

  • Steven Isserlis

    Sun 2 Dec 2007

    Kirsty Young's castaway is cellist Steven Isserlis.

  • Armistead Maupin

    Sun 25 Nov 2007

    Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Armistead Maupin.

  • Eliza Manningham-Buller

    Sun 18 Nov 2007

    Kirsty Young's castaway is former head of MI5 Eliza Manningham-Buller.

  • Jung Chang

    Fri 16 Nov 2007

    Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Jung Chang.

  • Nicholas Parsons

    Sun 4 Nov 2007

    Kirsty Young's castaway is broadcaster Nicholas Parsons.

  • Lord Joffe

    Sun 28 Oct 2007

    Kirsty Young's castaway is Nelson Mandela's former lawyer Lord Joffe.

  • Ronnie Corbett

    Sun 21 Oct 2007

    From Fred Astaire to Danny La Rue, entertainer Ronnie Corbett shares his castaway choices.

  • Jill Balcon

    Sun 14 Oct 2007

    Kirsty Young's castaway is actress Jill Balcon.

  • Alan Johnson

    Sun 7 Oct 2007

    Kirsty Young's castaway is health secretary Alan Johnson.

  • George Michael

    Sun 30 Sep 2007

    Kirsty Young's castaway is singer George Michael.

  • Vladimir Jurowski

    Sun 19 Aug 2007

    Kirsty Young's castaway is conductor Vladimir Jurowski.

  • Felix Dennis

    Sun 12 Aug 2007

    Kirsty Young's castaway is publisher Felix Dennis.

  • Andrew Davies

    Sun 5 Aug 2007

    Kirsty Young's castaway is screenwriter Andrew Davies.

  • Nicola Horlick

    Sun 29 Jul 2007

    Kirsty Young's castaway is businesswoman Nicola Horlick.

  • Thomas Keneally

    Sun 22 Jul 2007

    Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Thomas Keneally.

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