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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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    Jasper Conran

    Sun 25 Jun 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is designer Jasper Conran

  • Sir Magdi Yacoub

    Sun 18 Jun 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is pioneering surgeon Sir Magdi Yacoub

  • John Lee Hooker

    Sun 11 Jun 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is bluesman John Lee Hooker

  • Brian Blessed

    Sun 4 Jun 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actor Brian Blessed

  • Marianne Faithfull

    Sun 28 May 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is musician and actress Marianne Faithfull

  • Sir Bernard Ingham

    Sun 21 May 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is former press secretary to Margaret Thatcher, Sir Bernard Ingham

  • Neil Simon

    Sun 14 May 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is playwright Neil Simon

  • Dr George Carey

    Sun 7 May 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is the Archbishop of Canterbury - Dr George Carey

  • Pete Waterman

    Sun 30 Apr 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is record producer Pete Waterman

  • George Lloyd

    Sun 23 Apr 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is composer George Lloyd

  • Hugh Grant

    Sun 16 Apr 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actor Hugh Grant

  • James Bowman

    Sun 9 Apr 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is singer James Bowman

  • Nina Bawden

    Sun 2 Apr 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is novelist Nina Bawden

  • Felix Aprahamian

    Sun 19 Mar 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is musician and critic Felix Aprahamian

  • Nigel Nicolson

    Sun 12 Mar 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer and publisher Nigel Nicolson

  • Professor Eric Hobsbawm

    Sun 5 Mar 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is historian Professor Eric Hobsbawm

  • Christopher Lee

    Sun 26 Feb 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actor Christopher Lee

  • Jimmy Knapp

    Sun 19 Feb 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is General Secretary of the RMT Jimmy Knapp

  • Sir Adrian Cadbury

    Sun 29 Jan 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is businessman Sir Adrian Cadbury

  • Dr Richard Dawkins

    Sun 22 Jan 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is biologist Dr Richard Dawkins

  • Phil Redmond

    Sun 15 Jan 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer and producer Phil Redmond

  • Patricia Hodge

    Sun 8 Jan 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Patricia Hodge

  • Alan Clark

    New Year's Day 1995

    Sue Lawley's castaway is diarist Alan Clark

  • David Jason OBE

    Christmas Day 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actor David Jason OBE

  • Penelope Hobhouse

    Sun 18 Dec 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is horticulturalist Penelope Hobhouse

  • Margaret Forster

    Sun 4 Dec 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Margaret Forster

  • Sir Howard Hodgkin

    Sun 27 Nov 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is painter Sir Howard Hodgkin

  • Glenys Kinnock

    Sun 20 Nov 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is politician Glenys Kinnock

  • Berthold Goldschmidt

    Sun 13 Nov 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is composer and conductor Berthold Goldschmidt

  • Archbishop Desmond Tutu

    Sun 6 Nov 1994

    Sue Lawley's castaway is Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu

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