Martin Bell
15 Jul 2001
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This week Sue Lawley's castaway is Martin Bell, who, after a distinguished career as a BBC foreign c...
Peggy Seeger
08 Jul 2001
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Sue Lawley's castaway is folk singer-songwriter Peggy Seeger.Favourite track: The Air from Suite No ...
Sir Stanley Kalms
01 Jul 2001
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This week Sue Lawley's castaway is the businessman, Sir Stanley Kalms. Over the last fifty years he'...
Sir Harry Kroto
24 Jun 2001
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Sue Lawley's castaway is chemist Sir Harry Kroto.Favourite track: 3rd Movement of Symphony No4 in G ...
Frank McCourt
17 Jun 2001
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Sue Lawley's castaway is Pulitzer prize-winning writer Frank McCourt.Favourite track: The Kyrie from...
Sir Kyffin Williams
10 Jun 2001
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This week Sue Lawley's castaway is the Welsh painter, Sir Kyffin Williams. It was only when he was i...
Sir Thomas Allen
03 Jun 2001
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Sue Lawley's castaway is opera singer Sir Thomas Allen.Favourite track: Act 3 of Meistersinger von N...
Courtney Pine
27 May 2001
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Sue Lawley's castaway is jazz saxophonist Courtney Pine.Favourite track: Guiltiness by Bob Marley an...
Sir Timothy Clifford
20 May 2001
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Sue Lawley's castaway is National Galleries of Scotland Director Sir Timothy Clifford.Favourite trac...
Sir John Sulston
13 May 2001
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Sue Lawley's castaway is biologist Sir John Sulston.Favourite track: String Quartet in B flat major ...
Margaret Drabble
06 May 2001
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Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Margaret Drabble.Favourite track: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - (...
Tasmin Little
29 Apr 2001
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Sue Lawley's castaway is violinist Tasmin Little.Favourite track: Daphnis & Chloe by Maurice Rav...
Chris Tarrant
22 Apr 2001
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Sue Lawley's castaway is broadcaster Chris Tarrant.Favourite track: Tequila Sunrise by Eagles Book: ...
Ronald Blythe
15 Apr 2001
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Admired as a keen observer and chronicler of rural life, Ronald Bythe is perhaps best known for his ...
Tanni Grey Thompson
08 Apr 2001
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This week Sue Lawley's castaway is the paralympic athlete Tanni Grey-Thompson. Tanni Grey-Thompson h...
Sir Alec Broers
01 Apr 2001
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Sir Alec Broe...
Shirley Hughes
25 Mar 2001
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This week Sue Lawley's castaway is the children's author and illustrator, Shirley Hughes. The many c...
Professor Peter Vanezis
18 Mar 2001
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Sue Lawley's castaway on Desert Island Discs is the Regius Professor of Foresenic Medicine and Scien...
Henry Sandon
11 Mar 2001
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Sue Lawley's castaway is broadcaster and porcelain expert Henry Sandon.Favourite track: Salutation f...
John Lill
04 Mar 2001
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Sue Lawley's castaway is pianist John Lill.Record: Beethoven's String Quartet No.14 in C Sharp Book:...
Charlie Watts
25 Feb 2001
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Sue Lawley's castaway is Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts.Favourite track: Dance of the Coachmen...
Professor Sir Richard Doll
18 Feb 2001
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Sue Lawley's castaway is epidemiologist Professor Sir Richard Doll.Favourite track: Rhapsody in Blue...
Griff Rhys Jones
11 Feb 2001
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Sue Lawley's castaway is actor and writer Griff Rhys Jones.Favourite track: Un Di Felice from Act On...
Sir John Mortimer
04 Feb 2001
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Sue Lawley's castaway is writer and barrister Sir John Mortimer.Favourite track: Dio, Che Nell'alma ...
Terry O'Neill
28 Jan 2001
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For forty years, the photographer Terry 0'Neill has been capturing the rich and famous on film - fro...
Marguerite Patten
21 Jan 2001
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This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is the cookery writer Marguerite Patten. Known as the ...
George MacDonald Fraser
14 Jan 2001
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This week Sue Lawley's castaway is the writer George MacDonald Fraser. When George MacDonald Fraser ...
Marquess Of Bath
07 Jan 2001
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Sue Lawley's castaway is the owner of Longleat, the Marquess Of Bath.Favourite track: The Ode to Joy...
Stephen Sondheim
31 Dec 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway is composer Stephen Sondheim.Favourite track: Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? by ...
Norman Painting
26 Dec 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway for this special edition of Desert Island Discs is Norman Painting, who has pl...
Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell
24 Dec 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the astrophysicist Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell. Jocelyn Bell B...
Richard Briers
17 Dec 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway is actor Richard Briers.Favourite track: The Cuckoo and the Nightingale by Geo...
Tim Smit
10 Dec 2000
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This week Sue Lawley's castaway is Tim Smit, the co-founder of the Eden Project in Cornwall. Before ...
Tina Brown
03 Dec 2000
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This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is the editor of Talk magazine, Tina Brown. Her reputa...
Albie Sachs
26 Nov 2000
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This week Sue Lawley's castaway is judge Albie Sachs. The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs, his account of ...
Des Lynam
19 Nov 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway is sports presenter Des Lynam.Favourite track: In Party mood by West End Celeb...
J K Rowling
05 Nov 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway is the writer and creator of Harry Potter J K Rowling.Favourite track: First m...
Ronald Harwood
27 Aug 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the writer Ronald Harwood. At the age of 17 Ronald Harwood left h...
Christopher Lloyd
20 Aug 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the gardener and writer Christopher Lloyd. Well known for his for...
Robert Swan
13 Aug 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the explorer and environmentalist, Robert Swan. When he was a boy...
Sir Norman Wisdom
06 Aug 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the actor and comedian Sir Norman Wisdom. His cloth cap and tight...
General Sir Charles Guthrie
30 Jul 2000
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This week, Sue Lawley's castaway on Desert Island Discs is General Sir Charles Guthrie.Favourite tra...
Sir Roger Penrose
23 Jul 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the mathematician Sir Roger Penrose. His prize-winning work with ...
Rt Hon Michael Portillo MP
16 Jul 2000
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This week, Sue Lawley's castaway on Desert Island Discs is Michael Portillo.Favourite track: Viene l...
Alan Parker
09 Jul 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Alan Parker. When Alan Parker's Bugsy Malone came out in 1975, it...
Peter Nichols
02 Jul 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the playwright Peter Nichols. His award winning work, including P...
Dr Max Perutz
25 Jun 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Dr Max Perutz. When he left Austria in 1936 to study at Cambridge...
Donald Sutherland
18 Jun 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Donald Sutherland. He has acted in 104 films, including such clas...
Clive James
11 Jun 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Clive James. Author, critic and television personality, he is pre...
Professor Géza Vermes
04 Jun 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Professor Geza Vermes . When he wrote Jesus the Jew in the early ...
John Bird
28 May 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is John Bird. As a student, he changed the face of the Cambridge Foo...
Dame Norma Major
21 May 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Dame Norma Major. In her book on the Prime Minister's residence, ...
Kathleen Turner
14 May 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Kathleen Turner. A versatile actress, she's been the femme fatal ...
Sir John Mills
07 May 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Sir John Mills. He was only six when he decided he wanted to be a...
Sir Peter Bonfield
30 Apr 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Sir Peter Bonfield. The chief executive of British Telecommunicat...
Leonard Slatkin
23 Apr 2000
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This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is the conductor Leonard Slatkin. An American, he is a...
Sir Anthony Caro
16 Apr 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Sir Anthony Caro. Universally regarded as the 'grand old man of B...
Claire Tomalin
09 Apr 2000
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Claire Tomalin. A writer and literary editor, she is probably bes...
Harold Evans
02 Apr 2000
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Harold Evans. One of the great campaigning journalists of all time, ...
Adrian Noble
26 Mar 2000
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This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is Adrian Noble. Now the Artistic Director of The Roya...
Al Alvarez
19 Mar 2000
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Al Alvarez. In the late 1950s, as the influential poetry critic of t...
Colin Montgomerie
12 Mar 2000
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Colin Montgomerie.One of the biggest earners in the history of golf,...
Robert McCrum
05 Mar 2000
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Robert McCrum. The author of six highly acclaimed novels and literar...
Sheila Hancock
27 Feb 2000
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Sheila Hancock. She first became a household name in the 1960s in th...
Michael Holroyd
20 Feb 2000
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Michael Holroyd. A respected biographer, as a boy, he sought refuge ...
Professor Stuart Hall
13 Feb 2000
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This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is Professor Stuart Hall. Nearly 10 years after he cam...
Simon Callow
06 Feb 2000
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Simon Callow. He impressed the theatre world when he played Mozart i...
Peter Melchett
30 Jan 2000
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Peter Melchett. The executive director of Greenpeace, he has recentl...
Neil Jordan
23 Jan 2000
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Neil Jordan. As a child he would cycle past Bram Stoker's house on h...
Ian McEwan
16 Jan 2000
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This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is Ian McEwan.A Booker Prize winner, he was once dubbe...
Dr Jane Goodall
09 Jan 2000
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Dr. Jane Goodall. She had no formal scientific qualifications when s...
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber
31 Dec 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. His musicals dominate London's West End, in...
Michael Crawford
24 Dec 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Michael Crawford. Renowned for his attention to detail, he has alway...
Michael Nyman
19 Dec 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Michael Nyman. Said to be the best-selling classical composer in Bri...
Oz Clarke
12 Dec 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Oz Clarke. As a wine expert, he has sipped, slurped and spat his way...
Sir Richard Sykes
05 Dec 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Sir Richard Sykes. The chairman of Glaxo Welcome, as a boy he was no...
Warren Mitchell
28 Nov 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Warren Mitchell. Arthur Miller praised his portrayal of Willie Loman...
Clarissa Dickson Wright
21 Nov 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Clarissa Dickson Wright.Born into a home where caviar was more commo...
William Gibson
19 Nov 1999
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This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is William Gibson. Long before the existence of the In...
Willard White
07 Nov 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Willard White.Teased as a child for his deep bass voice, it has made...
Ralph Fiennes
31 Oct 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Ralph Fiennes. His first Hollywood film role was as the Nazi concent...
Rita Dove
22 Aug 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is the poet Rita Dove. The first African-American to become the US Poet...
Sir Roger Norrington
15 Aug 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is the conductor Sir Roger Norrington. Known for conducting music at a ...
Patricia Routledge
08 Aug 1999
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Sue Lawley's castaway is the actress Patricia Routledge.Once voted the nation's favourite actress fo...
Rick Stein
01 Aug 1999
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The castaway on this week's Desert Island Discs is Rick Stein. When the police closed his discothequ...
Rod Steiger
25 Jul 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Rod Steiger. He talks about The Method, Marlon Brando and the depres...
Martin Pipe
18 Jul 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Martin Pipe. He has turned horse training into a science. His animal...
Paddy Moloney
11 Jul 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Paddy Moloney. As the founder of the Chieftains he has taken Irish f...
Igor Aleksander
04 Jul 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Profesor Igor Aleksander. He has been researching artificial conciou...
Rt Hon Ann Widdecombe MP
27 Jun 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is the Shadow Home Secretary Ann Widdecombe. Since the last election sh...
James Dyson
20 Jun 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is James Dyson. Today he's one of the richest men in Britain, but he be...
John Barry
13 Jun 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is the film composer John Barry. The Pope is said to adore his soundtra...
Chris Bonington
06 Jun 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Chris Bonington. In a climbing career spanning 48 years he has stood...
Anthony Howard
30 May 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is the journalist Anthony Howard. He's worked on The New Statesman, The...
Christopher Bruce
23 May 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is the artistic director of the Rambert Dance Company Christopher Bruce...
Michael Green
16 May 1999
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This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is Michael Green. As Chairman of Carlton Communication...
Richard Dreyfuss
09 May 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Richard Dreyfuss. He was already the youngest actor ever to win an O...
Helen Bamber
02 May 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is Helen Bamber. In 1945, at the age of 20, she travelled to Belsen wit...
Stan Tracey
25 Apr 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is the jazz musician Stan Tracey. He's been at the heart of the British...
Ken Loach
18 Apr 1999
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is the film director Ken Loach. Probably best known for his film Kes, h...