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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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    Jarvis Cocker

    Sun 24 Apr 2005

    Musician, Jarvis Cocker shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.

  • Patrick Stewart

    Sun 17 Apr 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actor Patrick Stewart

  • Philippe Petit

    Sun 10 Apr 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is acrobat Philippe Petit

  • Lorin Maazel

    Sun 3 Apr 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is Lorin Maazel, director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Yvonne Brewster

    Sun 27 Mar 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is theatre director Yvonne Brewster

  • Raymond Briggs

    Sun 20 Mar 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer and illustrator Raymond Briggs

  • Stephen Poliakoff

    Sun 13 Mar 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is playwright and director Stephen Poliakoff

  • Alison Richard

    Sun 6 Mar 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is academic Professor Alison Richard

  • Geoffrey Palmer

    Sun 27 Feb 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actor Geoffrey Palmer

  • David Starkey

    Sun 6 Feb 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is historian and broadcaster David Starkey

  • Peter Maxwell Davies

    Sun 30 Jan 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies

  • Dr Jonathan Miller

    Sun 23 Jan 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is director Dr Jonathan Miller

  • Sam Taylor-Wood

    Sun 16 Jan 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is artist Sam Taylor-Wood

  • Andy McNab

    Sun 9 Jan 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Andy McNab

  • Carlos Acosta

    Sun 2 Jan 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is dancer Carlos Acosta

  • Kim Cattrall

    Boxing Day 2004

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Kim Cattrall

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Sun 19 Dec 2004

    Sue Lawley's castaway is singer Engelbert Humperdinck

  • John Fortune

    Sun 12 Dec 2004

    Sue Lawley's castaway is comedian John Fortune

  • Sir Bobby Robson

    Sun 5 Dec 2004

    Sue Lawley's castaway is football manager Sir Bobby Robson

  • Tracey Emin

    Sun 28 Nov 2004

    Sue Lawley's castaway is artist Tracey Emin

  • Clive Stafford Smith

    Sun 21 Nov 2004

    Sue Lawley's castaway is death row lawyer Clive Stafford Smith

  • Matthew Bourne

    Fri 19 Nov 2004

    Sue Lawley's castaway is choreographer Matthew Bourne

  • Ann Leslie

    Sun 7 Nov 2004

    Sue Lawley's castaway is foreign correspondent Ann Leslie

  • Matthew Pinsent

    Sun 31 Oct 2004

    Sue Lawley's castaway is Olympic gold medallist rower Matthew Pinsent

  • Jack Mapanje

    Sun 24 Oct 2004

    Sue Lawley's castaway is poet Jack Mapanje

  • Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell MP

    Sun 17 Oct 2004

    Sue Lawley's castaway is politician Sir Menzies Campbell

  • Anne Scott James

    Sun 10 Oct 2004

    Sue Lawley's castaway is journalist and writer Anne Scott James

  • Desmond Morris

    Sun 3 Oct 2004

    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Desmond Morris

  • Virginia McKenna

    Sun 26 Sep 2004

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actress and campaigner Virginia McKenna

  • Joe Simpson

    Sun 19 Sep 2004

    Sue Lawley's castaway is mountaineer Joe Simpson

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