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

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    Anton Edelmann

    Sun 18 Apr 1993

    Sue Lawley's castaway is chef Anton Edelmann

  • Lord Oaksey

    Sun 11 Apr 1993

    Sue Lawley's castaway is jockey and racing journalist Lord Oaksey

  • Richard Gregory

    Sun 4 Apr 1993

    Sue Lawley's castaway is scientist and founder of Bristol Exploratory Richard Gregory

  • David Croft

    Sun 14 Mar 1993

    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer David Croft

  • Ken Livingstone MP

    Sun 7 Mar 1993

    Sue Lawley's castaway is politician Ken Livingstone

  • Elijah Moshinsky

    Sun 28 Feb 1993

    Sue Lawley's castaway is director Elijah Moshinsky

  • Sir Robin Butler

    Sun 21 Feb 1993

    Sue Lawley's castaway is civil servant Sir Robin Butler

  • Anthony Storr

    Sun 31 Jan 1993

    Sue Lawley's castaway is psychiatrist Anthony Storr

  • Evelyn Glennie

    Sun 24 Jan 1993

    Sue Lawley's castaway is percussionist Evelyn Glennie

  • Dervla Murphy

    Sun 17 Jan 1993

    Sue Lawley's castaway is cyclist and writer Dervla Murphy

  • Barbara Mills QC

    Sun 10 Jan 1993

    Sue Lawley's castaway is QC Barbara Mills

  • Elizabeth Jennings

    Sun 3 Jan 1993

    Sue Lawley's castaway is poet Elizabeth Jennings

  • Stephen Hawking

    Christmas Day 1992

    Sue Lawley's castaway is physicist Stephen Hawking

  • Paul Smith

    Sun 20 Dec 1992

    Sue Lawley's castaway is designer Paul Smith

  • Professor Ghillean Prance

    Sun 13 Dec 1992

    Sue Lawley's castaway is botanist Professor Ghillean Prance

  • Carmen Callil

    Sun 6 Dec 1992

    Sue Lawley's castaway is publisher and writer Carmen Callil

  • Lord Tebbit

    Sun 29 Nov 1992

    Sue Lawley's castaway is politician Lord Tebbit

  • John Eliot Gardiner

    Sun 22 Nov 1992

    Sue Lawley's castaway is conductor John Eliot Gardiner

  • Christabel Bielenberg

    Sun 8 Nov 1992

    Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Christabel Bielenberg

  • General H Norman Schwarzkopf

    Sun 1 Nov 1992

    Sue Lawley's castaway is the Gulf War General H Norman Schwarzkopf

  • Gavin Laird

    Sun 25 Oct 1992

    Sue Lawley's castaway is trade unionist Gavin Laird

  • Julie Andrews

    Sun 18 Oct 1992

    Sue Lawley's castaway is the singer Julie Andrews

  • Rt Hon Lord Sainsbury

    Sun 11 Oct 1992

    Sue Lawley's castaway is businessman and politician Lord Sainsbury

  • Juliet Stevenson

    Sun 4 Oct 1992

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Juliet Stevenson

  • Chad Varah

    Sun 27 Sep 1992

    Sue Lawley's castaway is founder of the Samaritans Chad Varah

  • Raymond Blanc

    Sun 20 Sep 1992

    Sue Lawley's castaway is chef Raymond Blanc

  • Penelope Leach

    Sun 13 Sep 1992

    Sue Lawley's castaway is psychologist Penelope Leach

  • Bob Geldof

    Sun 6 Sep 1992

    Sue Lawley's castaway is musician Bob Geldof

  • Rt Hon David Mellor MP

    Sun 26 Jul 1992

    Sue Lawley's castaway is politician David Mellor

  • Sir Peregrine Worsthorne

    Sun 19 Jul 1992

    Sue Lawley's castaway is newspaper columnist Sir Peregrine Worsthorne

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