Desert Island Discs: Archive 1996-2000

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the actress Dame Judi Dench.She's been delighting audiences for some 40 years, on fil... Read more

Sue Lawley's guest this week is the American travel writer Bill Bryson. His inspiration was his father; a great travelle... Read more

Sue Lawley's castaway this morning is the actress Nicole Kidman. Fresh from her West End triumph in The Blue Room, she t... Read more

Sue Lawley's guest this week is the film composer John Barry. The Pope is said to adore his soundtrack to Dances with Wo... Read more

Sue Lawley's castaway this morning is the singer-songwriter Chris de Burgh. Best known for his ballad Lady in Red, he be... Read more

Sue Lawley's castaway this morning is Sir David Attenborough. He brought the blue-footed booby into our sitting rooms, a... Read more

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the musician and presenter Jools Holland. He first shot into the public eye when he m... Read more

Sue Lawley's castaway this week has murdered 75 people, and although he wants to retire, his fans are begging him for ju... Read more

Sue Lawley's guest this week is James Dyson. Today he's one of the richest men in Britain, but he began with an idea, a ... Read more

Sue Lawley's castaway on this week's Desert Island Discs is comedian Harry Enfield. As well as talking about characters ... Read more

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the politician and Transport Minister Glenda Jackson. Politics is her third job. At 1... Read more

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the playwright and film director Anthony Minghella. He grew up on the Isle of Wight i... Read more

Sue Lawley's castaway is scriptwriter & Comic Relief founder Richard Curtis.Favourite track: And I Love Her by The B... Read more

This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is the flamenco guitarist Paco Peña. Celebrated thoughout the world for hi... Read more

The castaway on Desert Island Discs this week is the filmmaker and director Mike Leigh. He first came to public attentio... Read more

This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is William Gibson. Long before the existence of the Internet, he wrote abo... Read more

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the writer Sybille Bedford. Born the daughter of a German baron in 1911, her childhoo... Read more

This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is the jazz pianist Dave Brubeck. One of the most successful musicians of ... Read more

Sue Lawley's castaway is comedian and broadcaster Andy Hamilton.Favourite track: Sloop John B by The Beach BoysBook: The... Read more

This is an archive edition of Desert Island Discs. What follows is what was said about the programme at the time:Sue La... Read more