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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island

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    Shami Chakrabarti

    Sun 2 Nov 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is Director of Liberty Shami Chakrabarti.

  • Ian Bostridge

    Sun 26 Oct 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is musician and opera singer Ian Bostridge.

  • Randy Newman

    Sun 19 Oct 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is singer-songwriter Randy Newman.

  • Sanjeev Bhaskar

    Sun 12 Oct 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is actor and director Sanjeev Bhaskar.

  • David McVicar

    Sun 5 Oct 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is opera director David McVicar.

  • Miriam Margolyes

    Sun 28 Sep 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is actress Miriam Margolyes.

  • Ruthie Henshall

    Sun 17 Aug 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is West End star Ruthie Henshall.

  • AC Grayling

    Sun 10 Aug 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is academic and philosopher A C Grayling.

  • Richard Ingrams

    Sun 3 Aug 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is journalist and satirist Richard Ingrams.

  • Antonia Fraser

    Sun 27 Jul 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Lady Antonia Fraser.

  • John Stefanidis

    Sun 20 Jul 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is designer John Stefanidis.

  • Felicity Lott

    Sun 13 Jul 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is soprano Felicity Lott.

  • Antonio Carluccio

    Sun 6 Jul 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is chef Antonio Carluccio.

  • Posy Simmonds

    Sun 29 Jun 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is cartoonist Posy Simmonds.

  • Ara Darzi

    Sun 22 Jun 2008

    Kirsty Young invites pioneering surgeon Ara Darzi to choose eight records.

  • Peter Carey

    Fri 20 Jun 2008

    Kirsty Young invites novelist Peter Carey to choose eight records.

  • Bill Bailey

    Sun 8 Jun 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is comedian and musician Bill Bailey.

  • Lord Woolf

    Sun 1 Jun 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is former Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf.

  • Howard Goodall

    Sun 25 May 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is composer Howard Goodall.

  • Diane Abbott

    Sun 18 May 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is politician Diane Abbott.

  • Annie Lennox

    Sun 11 May 2008

    Kirsty Young's castaway is singer Annie Lennox.

  • Penelope Wilton

    Sun 30 Mar 2008

    Kirsty Young invites actress Penelope Wilton to choose eight records.

  • 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.

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