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    Sir Roger Penrose

    Sun 23 Jul 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is mathematician Sir Roger Penrose

  • Rt Hon Michael Portillo MP

    Sun 16 Jul 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is Shadow chancellor Michael Portillo

  • Alan Parker

    Sun 9 Jul 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is film director Alan Parker

  • Peter Nichols

    Sun 2 Jul 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is playwright Peter Nichols

  • Dr Max Perutz

    Sun 25 Jun 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is molecular biologist Dr Max Perutz

  • Donald Sutherland

    Sun 18 Jun 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actor Donald Sutherland

  • Clive James

    Sun 11 Jun 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer and critic Clive James

  • Professor G茅za Vermes

    Sun 4 Jun 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer and academic Professor G茅za Vermes

  • John Bird

    Sun 28 May 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is satirist John Bird

  • Dame Norma Major

    Sun 21 May 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is wife of the former Prime Minister Dame Norma Major

  • Kathleen Turner

    Sun 14 May 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Kathleen Turner

  • Sir John Mills

    Sun 7 May 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actor Sir John Mills

  • Sir Peter Bonfield

    Sun 30 Apr 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is Chief Executive of BT Sir Peter Bonfield

  • Leonard Slatkin

    Sun 23 Apr 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is conductor Leonard Slatkin

  • Sir Anthony Caro

    Sun 16 Apr 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is sculptor Sir Anthony Caro

  • Claire Tomalin

    Sun 9 Apr 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is biographer Claire Tomalin

  • Harold Evans

    Sun 2 Apr 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is journalist and writer Harold Evans

  • Adrian Noble

    Sun 26 Mar 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company Adrian Noble

  • Al Alvarez

    Sun 19 Mar 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is poet and critic Al Alvarez

  • Colin Montgomerie

    Sun 12 Mar 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is golfer Colin Montgomerie

  • Robert McCrum

    Sun 5 Mar 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer and journalist Robert McCrum

  • Sheila Hancock

    Sun 27 Feb 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Sheila Hancock

  • Michael Holroyd

    Sun 20 Feb 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is biographer Michael Holroyd

  • Professor Stuart Hall

    Sun 13 Feb 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is cultural theorist Professor Stuart Hall

  • Simon Callow

    Sun 6 Feb 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actor Simon Callow

  • Peter Melchett

    Sun 30 Jan 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is Executive Director of Greenpeace Peter Melchett

  • Neil Jordan

    Sun 23 Jan 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is filmmaker and writer Neil Jordan

  • Ian McEwan

    Sun 16 Jan 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Ian McEwan

  • Dr Jane Goodall

    Sun 9 Jan 2000

    Sue Lawley's castaway is primatologist Dr Jane Goodall

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