Desert Island Discs: Archive 2000-2005

This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is the chef Gordon Ramsay, the only British chef in the country to have th... Read more

Sue Lawley's castaway is composer Stephen Sondheim.Favourite track: Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? by George GershwinBook:... Read more

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the larger than life TV presenter Graham Norton. He was recently voted the most power... Read more

Sue Lawley's castaway is Pulitzer prize-winning writer Frank McCourt.Favourite track: The Kyrie from St Cecilia Mass by ... Read more

This week Sue's castaway is the award winning actor Bill Nighy. Originally from Caterham in Surrey, he left school at 15... Read more

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the actor, George Clooney. George was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1961, the son of... Read more

This week Sue Lawley's castaway is the country rock singer Emmylou Harris. Born in Alabama in 1947, her musical influenc... Read more

Brian May spent his childhood in Feltham near London and he learnt his first chords on his father's ukelele banjo. He so... Read more

This week Sue Lawley's castaway is the broadcaster, cook, mother and domestic goddess Nigella Lawson. She came from a pr... Read more

John Malkovich makes his film directorial debut this year with The Dancer Upstairs. He's best known for his laconic soph... Read more

Sue Lawley's castaway is the writer and creator of Harry Potter J K Rowling.Favourite track: First movement-Violin Conce... Read more

This week Sue Lawley's castaway is the internationally successful author Nick Hornby. Originally from suburban Maidenhea... Read more

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Kathleen Turner. A versatile actress, she's been the femme fatal in films like Body H... Read more

This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is the award-winning writer, Kazuo Ishiguro. Titles such as When We Were O... Read more

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the writer Margaret Atwood. Born just after the outbreak of the Second World War, Mar... Read more

This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is the actor Ewan McGregor. In the last 10 years, Ewan McGregor has become... Read more

This week Sue Lawley's castaway is John Cale, a classically trained musician who went on to found one of the most influe... Read more

This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is the editor of Talk magazine, Tina Brown. Her reputation as a formidable... Read more

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the actor Sir Ian McKellen. Ian grew up in Lancashire attending Wigan Grammar school ... Read more

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the gardener and writer Christopher Lloyd. Well known for his forthright opinions, Ch... Read more