Denise Lewis
Olympic gold medallist Denise Lewis chooses her eight tracks, book and luxury item to take to a desert island. Presented by Kirsty Young.
Denise Lewis, Olympic gold medallist, is Kirsty Young's castaway.
Her discipline was the heptathlon and it was at the 2000 Sydney Olympics that she leapt, threw, sprinted and hurdled her way on to the winner's podium. An only child of a single mother, she says her mum had always had ambition for her - and was there to witness her success. She said: "Her face said it all, there were tears in her eyes and for me it felt like, yes mum, we've done it together".
Producer: Leanne Buckle.
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Diana Ross
Ain鈥檛 No Mountain High Enough
Composer: Nickolas Ashford/Valerie Simpson
- One Woman Diana Ross: The Ultimate Collection.
- EMI.
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Bob Marley
Is this Love
Composer: Marley
- Legend.
- Island/Tuff Gong.
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补鈥恏补
Take On Me
Composer: Waaktaar/Furuholmen/Harket
- Now 1985.
- NOW.
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Whitney Houston
One Moment in Time
Composer: Hammond/Bettis
- Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits.
- ARISTA.
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Lauryn Hill
To Zion
Composer: Hill
- The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill.
- RUFF HOUSE.
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JLS
She Makes Me Wanna
Composer: JLS, BeatGeek, Jimmy Joker, Teddy Sky
- Jukebox.
- Epic.
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Castaway's Favourite
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India.Arie
Ready for Love
Composer: Arie/Miller
- Acoustic Soul.
- Motown.
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Mariah Carey
It鈥檚 Like That
Composer: Carey/Dupri/Seal/Austin
- It鈥檚 Like That.
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Book Choice
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Oprah: An Autobiography - Oprah Winfrey
Luxury Choice
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Sex and the City DVD box set
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Kirsty Young |
Interviewed Guest | Denise Lewis |
Broadcasts
- Sun 5 Feb 2012 11:15成人论坛 Radio 4 FM
- Fri 10 Feb 2012 09:00成人论坛 Radio 4
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