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

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    Sir David Frost

    Sun 27 Nov 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is broadcaster Sir David Frost

  • Mary Midgley

    Sun 20 Nov 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is philosopher Mary Midgley

  • Renee Fleming

    Fri 18 Nov 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is soprano Ren茅e Fleming

  • Chris Evans

    Sun 6 Nov 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is broadcaster Chris Evans

  • Boris Johnson MP

    Sun 30 Oct 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is politician and journalist Boris Johnson

  • Mario Testino

    Sun 23 Oct 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is photographer Mario Testino

  • Jacqueline Wilson

    Sun 16 Oct 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is children's laureate Jacqueline Wilson

  • Michael Winner

    Sun 9 Oct 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is film director Michael Winner

  • Frank Gardner

    Sun 2 Oct 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is 成人快手 Security correspondent Frank Gardner

  • Julian Clary

    Sun 25 Sep 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is comedian Julian Clary

  • Brenda Blethyn

    Sun 18 Sep 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Brenda Blethyn

  • Ronald Searle

    Sun 10 Jul 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is satirist Ronald Searle

  • Paulo Coelho

    Sun 3 Jul 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Paulo Coelho

  • Ruby Wax

    Sun 26 Jun 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is broadcaster and comedian Ruby Wax

  • Alexander McCall Smith

    Sun 19 Jun 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Alexander McCall Smith

  • Betsy Blair

    Sun 12 Jun 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Betsy Blair

  • Nigel Slater

    Sun 5 Jun 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is cookery writer Nigel Slater

  • Satish Kumar

    Sun 29 May 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is campaigner Satish Kumar

  • David King

    Sun 22 May 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is Chief Scientific Adviser Sir David King

  • Imelda Staunton

    Sun 15 May 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Imelda Staunton

  • Josephine Cox

    Sun 8 May 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is novelist Josephine Cox

  • Katharine Whitehorn

    Sun 1 May 2005

    Sue Lawley's castaway is journalist Katharine Whitehorn

  • 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

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