Ann Daniels
Kirsty Young's castaway is explorer Ann Daniels.
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the Polar explorer Ann Daniels. Before she was 30, she hadn't so much as walked with a rucksack and had no experience of navigating with a compass. Then her husband saw a newspaper advert seeking ordinary women to join an all-women relay to the North Pole. Ann was successful and since then she has walked to both Poles, become a Polar guide and now has her sights set on being the first British woman to walk solo to the North Pole - an endeavour she'll attempt for the second time this March.
While she is on her expeditions, the life she leaves behind is also far from routine - she is a mother to four children including triplets. She has met some criticism for leaving her children for long periods, but she responds by saying that they are her inspiration - she wants to demonstrate to them how to live life to the full.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics
Book: The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Luxury: A bar of soap
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Neil Diamond
I Am鈥 Said
- The Ultimate Collection.
- Columbia.
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Castaway's Favourite
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Eurythmics
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
- Eurythmics: Ultimate Collection.
- RCA.
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The Jam
The Eton Rifles
- Compact Snap.
- Polydor.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake - Act 4 (finale)
Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch
- Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake.
- EMI.
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Vangelis
Chariots of Fire
- Chariots of Fire.
- Polydor.
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ABBA
Dancing Queen
- The Best Party in Town.
- Virgin.
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Nina Simone
Feeling Good
- Cool Summer Jazz.
- Virgin.
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Enya
Orinoco Flow
- Watermark.
- WEA.
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Book Choice
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The Worst Journey in the World - Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Luxury Choice
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A bar of soap
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Kirsty Young |
| Interviewed Guest | Ann Daniels |
Broadcasts
- Sun 21 Jan 2007 11:15大象传媒 Radio 4
- Fri 26 Jan 2007 09:00大象传媒 Radio 4
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