Ian Rankin
16 Jul 2006
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the writer Ian Rankin. Ian Rankin is an award-winning writer of c...
Monty Don
09 Jul 2006
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the gardener and broadcaster, Monty Don. Three years ago Monty Do...
Lord Browne
02 Jul 2006
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the chief executive of BP, John Browne. His father had also worke...
Peter Mansfield
18 Jun 2006
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the Nobel prize-winning physicist Sir Peter Mansfield. His work i...
George Davies
11 Jun 2006
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the retail legend George Davies. In the 1980s he changed the shap...
Armando Iannucci
04 Jun 2006
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the satirist Armando Iannucci. He has lampooned news journalism w...
Rt Hon David Cameron MP
28 May 2006
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Rt Hon David Cameron MP, Leader of the Conservative Party and Lea...
Sir Digby Jones
21 May 2006
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the Director General of the CBI, Sir Digby Jones. He was born and...
Darcey Bussell
14 May 2006
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the ballerina Darcey Bussell OBE. At the age of twenty, she becam...
Daniel Barenboim
07 May 2006
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim. As this year's Reith ...
Terence Stamp
12 Mar 2006
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Sue Lawley's castaway is the actor Terence Stamp.Terence Stamp was one of the new group of confident...
Jack Higgins
05 Mar 2006
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the thriller writer Harry Patterson - otherwise known as Jack Hig...
Rachel Whiteread
26 Feb 2006
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the artist Rachel Whiteread.She came to public prominence in 1993...
Frederic Raphael
19 Feb 2006
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the screen writer Frederic Raphael. For 50 years Frederic Raphael...
Karen Armstrong
12 Feb 2006
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the author Karen Armstrong. She writes books about the world's re...
Jeremy Irons
05 Feb 2006
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the actor Jeremy Irons.He made his name playing Charles Ryder in ...
Rt Hon Shirley Williams
29 Jan 2006
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the politician Baroness Williams of Crosby. Shirley Williams has ...
John Sutherland
22 Jan 2006
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the writer and academic John Sutherland. He is the recently retir...
Frankie Dettori
15 Jan 2006
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the jockey Frankie Dettori. Over the past two decades he's won mo...
Richard Griffiths
08 Jan 2006
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is one of this country's leading character actors - Richard Griffith...
Kelly Holmes
01 Jan 2006
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Sue Lawley's castaway is the athlete Dame Kelly Holmes. Kelly Holmes was the heroine of the Athens O...
John Rutter
25 Dec 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the composer John Rutter. He is the most celebrated and successfu...
Maggi Hambling
18 Dec 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the artist Maggi Hambling. Above all else, she is known as a pai...
David Hope
11 Dec 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the former Archbishop of York, David Hope. For a decade he was th...
Colin Firth
04 Dec 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the actor Colin Firth. He created an iconic moment in British te...
Sir David Frost
27 Nov 2005
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is the veteran broadcaster Sir David Frost - the only British televisio...
Mary Midgley
20 Nov 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the philosopher Mary Midgley. For the last 30 years Mary Midgley ...
Renee Fleming
18 Nov 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the soprano Renée Fleming. Renée Fleming is one of the greates...
Chris Evans
06 Nov 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the broadcaster Chris Evans. He is one of the most creative and i...
Boris Johnson MP
30 Oct 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the politician and journalist Boris Johnson. He is one of the mos...
Mario Testino
23 Oct 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway is one of the world's most successful fashion photographers, Mario Testino. Ka...
Jacqueline Wilson
16 Oct 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the Children's Laureate Jacqueline Wilson. She's won just about e...
Michael Winner
09 Oct 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the film director Michael Winner. Michael Winner is a film-maker,...
Frank Gardner
02 Oct 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the BBC's Security Correspondent, Frank Gardner. For 10 years, he...
Julian Clary
25 Sep 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the comedian Julian Clary. Julian Clary brought camp out of the c...
Brenda Blethyn
18 Sep 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the actress Brenda Blethyn. Brenda Blethyn is one of our most ver...
Ronald Searle
10 Jul 2005
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Sue Lawley travels to Provence in the south of France to meet the illustrator and satirist Ronald Se...
Paulo Coelho
03 Jul 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the author Paulo Coelho. Paulo Coelho is a publishing phenomenon ...
Ruby Wax
26 Jun 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the broadcaster and comedian Ruby Wax. Her brass neck and immunit...
Alexander McCall Smith
19 Jun 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the author Alexander McCall Smith. Alexander McCall Smith was an ...
Betsy Blair
12 Jun 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Betsy Blair. She was an actress in Hollywood during its heyday an...
Nigel Slater
05 Jun 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the cookery writer Nigel Slater. The British public have taken Sl...
Satish Kumar
29 May 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the peace campaigner Satish Kumar. He has dedicated his life to p...
David King
22 May 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the Government's Chief Scientific Adviser Prof Sir David King. He...
Imelda Staunton
15 May 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the actress Imelda Staunton. Imelda Staunton is one of the UK's m...
Josephine Cox
08 May 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the novelist Josephine Cox. Josephine Cox is one of Britain's mos...
Katharine Whitehorn
01 May 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the journalist Katharine Whitehorn. Katharine Whitehorn was the f...
Jarvis Cocker
24 Apr 2005
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Pulp's singer and musician, Jarvis Cocker is castaway by Sue Lawley.Jarvis formed the band Pulp in t...
Patrick Stewart
17 Apr 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the actor Patrick StewartPatrick Stewart had to wait a long time ...
Philippe Petit
10 Apr 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the high wire walker Philippe Petit. Since the age of 17 Petit ha...
Lorin Maazel
03 Apr 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the musical director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra Lorin...
Yvonne Brewster
27 Mar 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the theatre director Yvonne Brewster. She has been a major force ...
Raymond Briggs
20 Mar 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the writer and illustrator Raymond Briggs. For millions of childr...
Stephen Poliakoff
13 Mar 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the playwright and director Stephen Poliakoff. Stephen Poliakoff ...
Alison Richard
06 Mar 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the academic Professor Alison Richard. Professor Alison Richard i...
Geoffrey Palmer
27 Feb 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the actor Geoffrey Palmer. Best known for his roles in The Fall a...
David Starkey
06 Feb 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Dr David Starkey. Dr David Starkey forsook the ivory towers of ac...
Peter Maxwell Davies
30 Jan 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Peter Maxwell Davies. He is one of Britain's greatest living comp...
Dr Jonathan Miller
23 Jan 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Dr Jonathan Miller. Jonathan Miller has been an influential and p...
Sam Taylor-Wood
16 Jan 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the artist Sam Taylor-Wood. She is known for her photography and ...
Andy McNab
09 Jan 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the former SAS soldier turned author Andy McNab. After being aban...
Carlos Acosta
02 Jan 2005
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Sue Lawley's castaway is the dancer Carlos Acosta. Carlos Acosta is one of the greatest ballet dance...
Kim Cattrall
26 Dec 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway is the actress Kim Cattrall. Kim Cattrall became a household name in her forti...
Engelbert Humperdinck
19 Dec 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway is the singer Engelbert Humperdinck. Engelbert Humperdinck is one of Britain's...
John Fortune
12 Dec 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is John Fortune.John Fortune is one of Britain's most respected and ...
Sir Bobby Robson
05 Dec 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Sir Bobby Robson. Sir Bobby Robson is one of the most enduring an...
Tracey Emin
28 Nov 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the artist Tracey Emin. Tracey Emin is one of the most successful...
Clive Stafford Smith
21 Nov 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the death row lawyer Clive Stafford Smith. Clive Stafford Smith s...
Matthew Bourne
19 Nov 2004
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Sue Lawley's guest this week is the internationally acclaimed choreographer Matthew Bourne. He was b...
Ann Leslie
07 Nov 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the distinguished foreign correspondent Ann Leslie. She has witne...
Matthew Pinsent
31 Oct 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the Olympic gold medallist Matthew Pinsent. Matthew Pinsent won h...
Jack Mapanje
24 Oct 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the poet Dr Jack Mapanje who is one of the most important living ...
Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell MP
17 Oct 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the Liberal Democrat politician Sir Menzies Campbell. Born in Gla...
Anne Scott James
10 Oct 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the journalist and writer Anne Scott-James. Now in her 92nd year,...
Desmond Morris
03 Oct 2004
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Sue's Lawley's castaway this week is the zoologist turned author and broadcaster Desmond Morris. He ...
Virginia McKenna
26 Sep 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the actress and wildlife campaigner Virginia McKenna. She was bor...
Joe Simpson
19 Sep 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the mountaineer Joe Simpson. He was born in Kuala Lumpur in 1960 ...
Hugh Masekela
11 Jul 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the world famous musician Hugh Masekela. As a boy growing up in t...
Rt Hon Michael Howard MP
04 Jul 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the leader of the Conservative Party, Michael Howard. He was rai...
Tim Rice
27 Jun 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the world famous lyricist Sir Tim Rice. Sir Tim is best known for...
Diana Athill
20 Jun 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the writer and book editor Diana Athill. For nearly 50 years Dia...
Karan Bilimoria
13 Jun 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the businessman Karan Bilimoria - who set up production of a beer...
Geraldine James
30 May 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is one of Britain's best known actresses - Geraldine James. Gerald...
Sir Ken Adam
23 May 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the man who's designed some of the most famous film sets ever mad...
Pen Hadow
16 May 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the explorer Pen Hadow. Pen Hadow made polar history in 2003 by...
U A Fanthorpe
09 May 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is one of Britain's best loved poets - U A Fanthorpe. She was the f...
Graham Norton
02 May 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the larger than life TV presenter Graham Norton. He was recently ...
Antonio Pappano
25 Apr 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the conductor Antonio Pappano. He took over as music director of ...
Bernard Cornwell
18 Apr 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Britain's most popular writer of historical fiction Bernard Cornw...
Michael Morpurgo
11 Apr 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the widely respected children's author and the current Children's...
Angela Gheorghiu
04 Apr 2004
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Angela Gheorghiu is one of the world's foremost sopranos, beautiful, a good actress and with a voice...
Jack Vettriano
28 Mar 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the artist Jack Vettriano. Jack Vettriano is the painter of Brita...
Ralph Kohn
21 Mar 2004
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This week Sue's castaway is a man who's made a success of two entirely different careers. Ralph Kohn...
Bill Nighy
14 Mar 2004
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This week Sue's castaway is the award winning actor Bill Nighy. Originally from Caterham in Surrey,...
Sir Gulam Noon
07 Mar 2004
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is a businessman who brought authentic Indian foods to our supermark...
Judith Kerr
29 Feb 2004
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This week Sue's castaway is Judith Kerr - a writer and illustrator known to generations of children ...
John Cale
22 Feb 2004
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This week Sue Lawley's castaway is John Cale, a classically trained musician who went on to found on...
Sacha Distel
15 Feb 2004
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This week Sue Lawley's castaway is one of France's best known exports - the singer Sacha Distel. Bor...
Sister Frances Dominica
08 Feb 2004
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This week Sue Lawley's castaway is a nun and a pioneer of the hospice movement. Sister Frances Domin...
Rt Hon Lord Sainsbury
01 Feb 2004
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This week Sue Lawley's castaway is David Sainsbury, now Lord Sainsbury of Turville.David Sainsbury w...