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Archive 1991-1996 Podcast

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

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    Dickie Bird

    Sun 7 Apr 1996

    Sue Lawley's castaway is cricket umpire Dickie Bird

  • Simon Weston

    Sun 31 Mar 1996

    Sue Lawley's castaway is Falklands War veteran Simon Weston

  • Kyra Vayne

    Sun 24 Mar 1996

    Sue Lawley's castaway is opera singer Kyra Vayne

  • Lord Alexander

    Sun 17 Mar 1996

    Sue Lawley's castaway is Chairman of the National Westminster Bank Lord Alexander

  • Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP

    Sun 3 Mar 1996

    Sue Lawley's castaway is Shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown

  • Sir Roy Calne

    Sun 25 Feb 1996

    Sue Lawley's castaway is surgeon and painter Sir Roy Calne

  • Professor George Steiner

    Sun 18 Feb 1996

    Sue Lawley's castaway is academic and critic Professor George Steiner

  • Susan Hill

    Sun 11 Feb 1996

    Sue Lawley's castaway is novelist Susan Hill

  • Eve Arnold

    Sun 4 Feb 1996

    Sue Lawley's castaway is photojournalist Eve Arnold

  • Julian Barnes

    Sun 28 Jan 1996

    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Julian Barnes

  • Chili Bouchier

    Sun 21 Jan 1996

    Sue Lawley's castaway is silent movie star Chili Bouchier

  • Jimmy McGovern

    Sun 14 Jan 1996

    Sue Lawley's castaway is playwright and screenwriter Jimmy McGovern

  • Christopher Hampton

    Sun 7 Jan 1996

    Sue Lawley's castaway is playwright and screenwriter Christopher Hampton

  • Lady Margaret Tebbit

    Sun 31 Dec 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is wife of Norman Tebbit - Lady Margaret Tebbit

  • Petula Clark

    Christmas Eve 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is singer Petula Clark

  • Barbara Dickson

    Sun 17 Dec 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is singer Barbara Dickson

  • Alison Steadman

    Sun 3 Dec 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Alison Steadman

  • George Martin

    Sun 19 Nov 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is record producer, composer and 'fifth beatle' George Martin

  • Umberto Eco

    Sun 12 Nov 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Umberto Eco

  • Rt Hon Gillian Shephard MP

    Sun 5 Nov 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is Secretary of State for Education and Employment Gillian Shephard

  • Elizabeth Jane Howard

    Sun 29 Oct 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard

  • Don Black

    Sun 22 Oct 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is lyricist Don Black

  • Richard Hoggart

    Sun 15 Oct 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is academic and writer Richard Hoggart

  • Alan Yentob

    Sun 8 Oct 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is the Controller of 成人快手1 - Alan Yentob

  • Jenny Pitman

    Sun 1 Oct 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is racehorse trainer Jenny Pitman

  • Maurice Saatchi

    Sun 24 Sep 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is advertising executive Maurice Saatchi

  • Max Nicholson

    Sun 17 Sep 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is ornithologist and conservationist Max Nicholson

  • John Updike

    Sun 10 Sep 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer John Updike

  • Wendy Richard

    Sun 9 Jul 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Wendy Richard

  • Duke Of Westminster

    Sun 2 Jul 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is Gerald Grosvenor, the Duke Of Westminster

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