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

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    Paco Pe帽a

    Sun 11 Apr 1999

    Sue Lawley's castaway is flamenco guitarist Paco Pe帽a

  • Richard Dunwoody

    Sun 4 Apr 1999

    Sue Lawley's castaway is jockey Richard Dunwoody

  • Luise Rainer

    Sun 28 Mar 1999

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Luise Rainer

  • Rt Hon Mo Mowlam MP

    Sun 21 Mar 1999

    Sue Lawley's castaway is Northern Ireland secretary Mo Mowlam

  • Fay Maschler

    Sun 14 Mar 1999

    Sue Lawley's castaway is restaurant critic Fay Maschler

  • Richard Curtis

    Sun 28 Feb 1999

    Sue Lawley's castaway is scriptwriter & Comic Relief founder Richard Curtis

  • Maria Ewing

    Sun 21 Feb 1999

    Sue Lawley's castaway is opera singer Maria Ewing

  • Nina Cassian

    Sun 14 Feb 1999

    Sue Lawley's castaway is poet Nina Cassian

  • Andras Schiff

    Sun 7 Feb 1999

    Sue Lawley's castaway is classical pianist Andras Schiff

  • Bill Bryson

    Sun 31 Jan 1999

    Sue Lawley's castaway is travel writer Bill Bryson

  • Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

    Sun 24 Jan 1999

    Sue Lawley's castaway is novelist and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

  • David Shepherd

    Sun 17 Jan 1999

    Sue Lawley's castaway is wildlife artist David Shepherd

  • Clare Hollingworth

    Sun 10 Jan 1999

    Sue Lawley's castaway is journalist and writer Clare Hollingworth.

  • Dave Brubeck

    Sun 3 Jan 1999

    Sue Lawley's castaway is jazz pianist Dave Brubeck

  • David Attenborough

    Christmas Day 1998

    Sue Lawley's castaway is naturalist David Attenborough

  • Bob Monkhouse

    Sun 20 Dec 1998

    Sue Lawley's castaway is presenter Bob Monkhouse

  • Dick Francis

    Sun 13 Dec 1998

    Sue Lawley's castaway is jockey and crime writer Dick Francis

  • John Keegan

    Sun 6 Dec 1998

    Sue Lawley's castaway is military historian John Keegan

  • Eileen Atkins

    Sun 29 Nov 1998

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Eileen Atkins

  • Bill Morris

    Sun 22 Nov 1998

    Sue Lawley's castaway is trade unionist Bill Morris

  • Nicole Kidman

    Sun 15 Nov 1998

    Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Nicole Kidman

  • Joseph Rotblat

    Sun 8 Nov 1998

    Sue Lawley's castaway is physicist Joseph Rotblat

  • Paul Daniel

    Sun 1 Nov 1998

    Sue Lawley's castaway is conductor Paul Daniel

  • Lucy Gannon

    Sun 30 Aug 1998

    Sue Lawley's castaway is playwright and screenwriter Lucy Gannon

  • Ralph Koltai

    Sun 23 Aug 1998

    Sue Lawley's castaway is associate designer of the RSC Ralph Koltai

  • Les Murray

    Sun 16 Aug 1998

    Sue Lawley's castaway is poet Les Murray

  • David Hempleman Adams

    Sun 9 Aug 1998

    Sue Lawley's castaway is explorer David Hempleman Adams

  • Ralph Steadman

    Sun 2 Aug 1998

    Sue Lawley's castaway is cartoonist Ralph Steadman

  • Chris De Burgh

    Sun 26 Jul 1998

    Sue Lawley's castaway is singer Chris De Burgh

  • Howard Brenton

    Sun 19 Jul 1998

    Sue Lawley's castaway is playwright Howard Brenton

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