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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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    Zoe Wanamaker

    Sun 12 Jun 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Zoe Wanamaker

  • Milton Shulman

    Sun 5 Jun 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer and critic Milton Shulman

  • Peter Scudamore

    Sun 29 May 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is jockey Peter Scudamore

  • Britt Ekland

    Sun 22 May 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Britt Ekland

  • Kate Adie

    Sun 15 May 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is broadcaster Kate Adie

  • Sir John Wilson

    Sun 8 May 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is campaigner on behalf of the blind - Sir John Wilson

  • Garrison Keillor

    Sun 1 May 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Garrison Keillor

  • Trevor McDonald

    Sun 24 Apr 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is newsreader Trevor McDonald

  • Alan Hacker

    Sun 17 Apr 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is composer and conductor Alan Hacker

  • Roger McGough

    Sun 10 Apr 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is poet Roger McGough

  • Sir Ranulph Fiennes

    Sun 3 Apr 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes

  • Conrad Black

    Sun 27 Mar 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is press baron Conrad Black

  • Christina Dodwell

    Sun 6 Mar 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is explorer Christina Dodwell

  • Frances Partridge

    Sun 27 Feb 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Frances Partridge

  • Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP

    Sun 20 Feb 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is Chancellor of the Exchequer Kenneth Clarke

  • Rosemary Verey

    Sun 13 Feb 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is horticulturalist Rosemary Verey

  • Douglas Adams

    Sun 6 Feb 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Douglas Adams

  • Dame Cicely Saunders

    Sun 30 Jan 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is Dame Cicely Saunders, the founder of the Hospice movement

  • Willy Russell

    Sun 23 Jan 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is playwright Willy Russell

  • Sir Harrison Birtwistle

    Sun 16 Jan 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle

  • Ian Hislop

    Sun 9 Jan 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is the editor of Private Eye - Ian Hislop

  • Oliver Sacks

    Sun 2 Jan 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks

  • Lord Ashley

    Boxing Day 1993

    Sue Lawley's castaway is politician Lord Ashley

  • Phil Collins

    Sun 19 Dec 1993

    Sue Lawley's castaway is rock star Phil Collins

  • Taki

    Sun 28 Nov 1993

    Sue Lawley's castaway is the journalist Taki

  • Doris Lessing

    Sun 21 Nov 1993

    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Doris Lessing

  • Shirley Anne Field

    Sun 14 Nov 1993

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Shirley Anne Field

  • Sybil Marshall

    Sun 7 Nov 1993

    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Sybil Marshall

  • Judge Stephen Tumin

    Sun 31 Oct 1993

    Sue Lawley's castaway is the Chief Inspector of Prisons Judge Stephen Tumin

  • Kenny Everett

    Sun 24 Oct 1993

    Sue Lawley's castaway is DJ Kenny Everett

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