Desert Island Discs: castaways' choices

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The BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs invites castaways to choose eight pieces of music, a book (in addition to the Bible and the Complete Works of Shakespeare) and a luxury. The choices of book and luxury can sometimes give an intriguing insight into the guest's life, and the choices of some of the guests since 2002 are listed here.

Date Castaway Book Luxury More
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2007032525 March 2007 Tallis, Professor RaymondProfessor Raymond Tallis Being and TimeBeing and Time by Martin Heidegger videoa video of a day in the life of his family more
2007031818 March 2007 Brand, JoJo Brand History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireThe History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon organa church organ more
2007031111 March 2007 Kershaw, AndyAndy Kershaw Kapu%C5%9Bci%C5%84skicollected works of Ryszard Kapuściński toilet rolllots of toilet roll more
200703044 March 2007 Donleavy, J. P.J. P. Donleavy 1972the 1972 Social Registry of New York spoonhis own long-handled spoon to make dressings more
2007022525 February 2007 Neil, AndrewAndrew Neil Wealth of NationsThe Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith radioa wind up radio more
2007021818 February 2007 Perry, GraysonGrayson Perry Gothican art book on Gothic and Renaissance altarpieces pensloads of really good pens and paper more
2007021111 February 2007 Abbott, PaulPaul Abbott Millerthe complete works of Arthur Miller writing pada writing pad and pencils more
200702044 February 2007 Tennant, NeilNeil Tennant Human ComedyThe Human Comedy by Honoré de Balzac DVDa DVD projector and DVDs more
2007012828 January 2007 Aldiss, BrianBrian Aldiss HalpernJohn Halpern's biography of John Osborne banjoa banjo more
2007012121 January 2007 Daniels, AnnAnn Daniels Worst Journey in the WorldThe Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard soapa bar of soap more
2007011414 January 2007 O'Brien, EdnaEdna O'Brien UlyssesUlysses by James Joyce white winea vault of a very good white wine more
200701077 January 2007 Spender, NatashaNatasha Spender Desert IslandsDesert Islands by Walter de la Mare grand pianoher grand piano more
2006123131 December 2006 Horowitz, AnthonyAnthony Horowitz Frencha large French dictionary fountain pena fountain pen, ink and paper more
2006122424 December 2006 Hunniford, GloriaGloria Hunniford War and PeaceWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy photographsfamily photographs more
2006121717 December 2006 Wesker, ArnoldArnold Wesker Remembrance of Things PastRemembrance of Things Past by Proust pensupplies of pen and paper more
2006121010 December 2006 Jenkins, KarlKarl Jenkins GuideMichelin Guide to France pianoa piano more
200612033 December 2006 Gubbay, RaymondRaymond Gubbay FrenchCollins Robert French/English, English/French Unabridged Dictionary espressoan espresso coffee machine more
2006112626 November 2006 Lucas, MattMatt Lucas Deeper Meaning of LiffThe Deeper Meaning of Liff by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd restauranthis favourite London restaurant more
2006111919 November 2006 King, StephenStephen King Audencollected poetry of W. H. Auden hammocka water hammock more
2006111717 November 2006 Stevens, JohnJohn Stevens Reach for the Sky: The Story of Douglas BaderReach for the Sky: The Story of Douglas Bader by Paul Brickhill Champagnea cellar of Champagne more
200611055 November 2006 Lyttelton, HumphreyHumphrey Lyttelton Thurbercollected works of James Thurber keyboarda keyboard more
2006102929 October 2006 Blumenthal, HestonHeston Blumenthal On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the KitchenOn Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee knivesJapanese knives more
2006102222 October 2006 Batmanghelidjh, CamilaCamila Batmanghelidjh Being and NothingnessBeing and Nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre yoyoa yoyo more
2006101515 October 2006 Fisk, RobertRobert Fisk Le Morte d'ArthurLe Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory violina violin more
200610088 October 2006 Horrocks, JaneJane Horrocks Jamie's Dinners: The Essential Family CookbookJamie's Dinners: The Essential Family Cookbook by Jamie Oliver tissuesan endless supply of tissues more
200610011 October 2006 Blake, QuentinQuentin Blake Dickenscollected works of Charles Dickens watercolourArches watercolour paper more
2006082727 August 2006 Plowright, JoanJoan Plowright Remembrance of Things PastRemembrance of Things Past by Proust pianoa piano more
2006082020 August 2006 Gill, A. A.A. A. Gill Captain Slaughterboard Drops AnchorCaptain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor by Mervyn Peake pillowshis children's pillows more
2006081313 August 2006 Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell Hollywood WivesHollywood Wives by Jackie Collins mirrora mirror more
200608066 August 2006 Rosen, MichaelMichael Rosen Sandburgthe complete poems of Carl Sandburg didgeridoothe didgeridoo belonging to his late son Eddie more
2006073030 July 2006 Edgar, DavidDavid Edgar Evil CradlingAn Evil Cradling by Brian Keenan pianoa piano more
2006072323 July 2006 Segal, HannaHanna Segal In Search of Lost TimeIn Search of Lost Time by Proust snorkela snorkel and polaroids more
2006071616 July 2006 Rankin, IanIan Rankin Dance to the Music of TimeA Dance to the Music of Time by Anthony Powell Americana traditional American pinball machine more
200607099 July 2006 Don, MontyMonty Don Vaughancollected poems of Henry Vaughan RembrandtRembrandt's Hendrickje Bathing more
200607022 July 2006 Browne, JohnJohn Browne Other Men's Flowers: An Anthology of PoetryOther Men's Flowers: An Anthology of Poetry by A. P. Wavell cigarsa lifetime's supply of 'great cigars' more
2006061818 June 2006 Mansfield, PeterPeter Mansfield family photograph albumsfamily photograph albums helicoptera helicopter more
2006061111 June 2006 Davies, GeorgeGeorge Davies book about learning to painta book about learning to paint Cannondalea Cannondale bike more
200606044 June 2006 Iannucci, ArmandoArmando Iannucci Wellsthe complete short stories of H. G. Wells sherry triflea virtual sherry trifle more
2006052828 May 2006 Cameron, DavidDavid Cameron River Cottage CookbookThe River Cottage Cookbook by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Scotch whiskya crate of Scotch whisky more
2006052121 May 2006 Jones, DigbyDigby Jones How Britain made the Modern WorldHow Britain made the Modern World by Niall Ferguson video or pictorial book of '100 examples of excellence'a video or pictorial book of '100 examples of excellence' more
2006051414 May 2006 Bussell, DarceyDarcey Bussell Hepburna biography of Audrey Hepburn eyelashan eyelash curler more
200605077 May 2006 Barenboim, DanielDaniel Barenboim EthicsEthics by Spinoza pianoa piano with a mattress more
2006031212 March 2006 Stamp, TerenceTerence Stamp Wind in the WillowsThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame loavesone of his wheat-free loaves more
200603055 March 2006 Higgins, JackJack Higgins Dickensthe complete works of Charles Dickens mobile phonea mobile phone more
2006022626 February 2006 Whiteread, RachelRachel Whiteread reference book on the natural history of the islanda reference book on the natural history of the island inkink, pen, paper and correction fluid more
2006021919 February 2006 Raphael, FredericFrederic Raphael Oxford Latin DictionaryThe Oxford Latin Dictionary Montblanca Montblanc pen, nibs and spiral-bound squared notebooks more
200602055 February 2006 Irons, JeremyJeremy Irons Ashley Book of KnotsThe Ashley Book of Knots by Clifford Ashley RizlaRizla liquorice papers more
2006012929 January 2006 Williams, ShirleyShirley Williams Audencollected works of W. H. Auden personal computera personal computer linked to the Internet more
2006012222 January 2006 Sutherland, JohnJohn Sutherland Vanity FairVanity Fair by William Thackeray iPodan iPod more
2006011515 January 2006 Dettori, FrankieFrankie Dettori Derbythe history of the Derby Pinot Grigioa lifetime's supply of Pinot Grigio more
200601088 January 2006 Griffiths, RichardRichard Griffiths Vanity FairVanity Fair by William Thackeray VelasquezVelasquez's Las Meninas more
200601011 January 2006 Holmes, KellyKelly Holmes set of encyclopaediasa set of encyclopaedias chocolatea large supply of chocolate more
2005122525 December 2005 Rutter, JohnJohn Rutter teach yourself mathematics illustrated by voluptuous womenteach yourself mathematics illustrated by voluptuous women violaa viola more
2005121818 December 2005 Hambling, MaggiMaggi Hambling Complete works of Just WilliamThe Complete works of Just William by Richmal Crompton wine cellarthe wine cellar from All Souls College, Oxford more
2005121111 December 2005 Hope, DavidDavid Hope Pickwick PapersThe Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens malt whiskiesa case of selected malt whiskies more
200512044 December 2005 Firth, ColinColin Firth Allenstories of Woody Allen guitarhis guitar more
2005112727 November 2005 Frost, DavidDavid Frost Londonthe London A-Z newspapersSunday newspapers more
2005112020 November 2005 Midgley, MaryMary Midgley Variety of Religious ExperiencesThe Variety of Religious Experiences by William James hot watera solar hot water system more
2005111818 November 2005 Fleming, RenéeRenée Fleming Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis coffeecoffee more
200511066 November 2005 Evans, ChrisChris Evans Christmas CarolA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens gogglesa pair of swimming goggles with prescription lenses more
2005103030 October 2005 Johnson, BorisBoris Johnson Homeran Indian paper edition of Homer French mustarda large pot of French mustard more
2005102323 October 2005 Testino, MarioMario Testino DemianDemian by Hermann Hesse pillowhis own pillow more
2005101616 October 2005 Wilson, JacquelineJacqueline Wilson Mansfieldthe collected stories of Katherine Mansfield carousela fairground carousel more
200510099 October 2005 Winner, MichaelMichael Winner Catcher in the RyeThe Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger caviara big supply of caviar more
200510022 October 2005 Gardner, FrankFrank Gardner Passage to IndiaA Passage to India by E. M. Forster buggya solar powered buggy more
2005092525 September 2005 Clary, JulianJulian Clary Stop Thinking, Start LivingStop Thinking, Start Living by Richard Carlson prosthetic arman all-purpose prosthetic arm more
2005091818 September 2005 Blethyn, BrendaBrenda Blethyn dictionarya dictionary karaokea karaoke machine more
2005071010 July 2005 Searle, RonaldRonald Searle Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyThe Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Champagnethe best Champagne possible more
200507033 July 2005 Coelho, PauloPaulo Coelho Wildethe complete works of Oscar Wilde Concordea trip around his island on Concorde more
2005062626 June 2005 Wax, RubyRuby Wax Magic MountainThe Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann beda huge bed more
2005061919 June 2005 McCall Smith, AlexanderAlexander McCall Smith Audena collection of W. H. Auden's works shoesa handmade pair of shoes more
2005061212 June 2005 Blair, BetsyBetsy Blair Reading Lyrics: More Than 1,000 of the Century's Finest LyricsReading Lyrics: More Than 1,000 of the Century's Finest Lyrics by Robert Gottlieb and Robert Kimball ice creaman ice cream maker more
200506055 June 2005 Slater, NigelNigel Slater Derek Jarman's GardenDerek Jarman's Garden by Derek Jarman Howard HodgkinHoward Hodgkin's painting: Learning About Russian Music more
200506044 June 2005 Rosenthal, JackJack Rosenthal Finnegan's WakeFinnegan's Wake by James Joyce clayclay for making sculpture more
2005052929 May 2005 Kumar, SatishSatish Kumar Gandhithe collected writings of Mahatma Gandhi spadea spade more
2005052222 May 2005 King, DavidDavid King Wild Reckoning: An Anthology Provoked by Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring"Wild Reckoning: An Anthology Provoked by Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" edited by John Burnside and Maurice Riordan canvasesa bunch of canvases with oils and brushes more
2005051515 May 2005 Staunton, ImeldaImelda Staunton astronomya book on astronomy modelling claymodelling clay and tools more
200505088 May 2005 Cox, JosephineJosephine Cox "a book which is in my head about my brother""a book which is in my head about my brother" photo albuma photo album of her family more
200505011 May 2005 Whitehorn, KatharineKatharine Whitehorn Short History of Nearly EverythingA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson distilla machine to distill whatever is there more
2005042424 April 2005 Cocker, JarvisJarvis Cocker Sombrero FalloutSombrero Fallout by Richard Brautigan beda bed with a mosquito net more
2005041717 April 2005 Stewart, PatrickPatrick Stewart compendium of the world's best Sci-fi so he can become an experta compendium of the world's best Sci-fi so he can become an expert billiard tablehis beloved billiard table and a shed to keep it in more
2005041010 April 2005 Petit, PhilippePhilippe Petit Ashley Book of KnotsThe Ashley Book of Knots by Clifford Ashley his mysterious object (an object found by his father that as yet no one can identify)his mysterious object (an object found by his father that as yet no one can identify) more
200504033 April 2005 Maazel, LorinLorin Maazel PenséesPensées by Blaise Pascal VermeerVermeer painting: The Piano Lesson more
2005032727 March 2005 Brewster, YvonneYvonne Brewster primer to learn Italian with a tapea primer to learn Italian with a tape olive oilolive oil more
2005032020 March 2005 Briggs, RaymondRaymond Briggs Beachcomberthe complete works of Beachcomber billiard tablea full size billiard table with Radio 4 built into each leg more
2005031313 March 2005 Poliakoff, StephenStephen Poliakoff My Family and Other AnimalsMy Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell strawsa box of plastic straws to fiddle with more
200503066 March 2005 Richard, AlisonAlison Richard Journals of Captain CookThe Journals of Captain Cook showera solar powered shower more
2005022727 February 2005 Palmer, GeoffreyGeoffrey Palmer Oxford Book of English VerseThe Oxford Book of English Verse by Arthur Quiller-Couch and The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse by Philip Larkin fly fishinga fly fishing rod more
200502066 February 2005 Starkey, DavidDavid Starkey Microcosmographia AcademicaMicrocosmographia Academica by Francis M. Cornford bath tubhot and cold running water, a bath tub and bath oil more
2005013030 January 2005 Maxwell Davies, PeterPeter Maxwell Davies Sanskrita Sanskrit dictionary[[#endnote_bible-bg{{{3}}}|[{{{2}}}]]] Dürercopper plate engravings of Dürer's Passion more
2005012323 January 2005 Miller, Dr JonathanDr Jonathan Miller InvertebratesThe Invertebrates by Libbie Henrietta Hyman dissectinga canvas roll containing a castaway's dissecting set more
2005011616 January 2005 Taylor-Wood, SamSam Taylor-Wood Birthday LettersBirthday Letters by Ted Hughes karaokea karaoke machine more
200501099 January 2005 McNab, AndyAndy McNab Dickensany Dickens book gollocka gollock more
200501022 January 2005 Acosta, CarlosCarlos Acosta Dirty Havana TriologyDirty Havana Triology by Pedro Juan Gutierrez ruma case of Havana rum more
2004122626 December 2004 Cattrall, KimKim Cattrall Englishan English dictionary body creamsome fragrant body cream more
2004121919 December 2004 Humperdinck, EngelbertEngelbert Humperdinck Engelbert - What's In a Name: The AutobiographyEngelbert - What's In a Name: The Autobiography by Engelbert Humperdinck saxophonea saxophone more
2004121212 December 2004 Fortune, JohnJohn Fortune LeopardThe Leopard by Giuseppe di Lampedusa (in Italian and English) ruga rug made by the Baluch people from Afghanistan more
200412055 December 2004 Robson, Sir BobbySir Bobby Robson First World War and The Second World WarThe First World War and The Second World War by John Keegan sunloungera sunlounger with canopy to protect him from the sun more
2004112828 November 2004 Emin, TraceyTracey Emin EthicsEthics by Spinoza, translated by G. H. R. Parkinson pena pen which would never run out more
2004112121 November 2004 Stafford Smith, CliveClive Stafford Smith KoranThe Koran in Arabic and English computerhis computer more
2004111919 November 2004 Bourne, MatthewMatthew Bourne WilliamsThe Kenneth Williams Diaries spotted dickspotted dick with Lyon's golden syrup more
200411077 November 2004 Leslie, AnnAnn Leslie Wodehousethe completed works of P. G. Wodehouse garlican enormous amount of garlic with garlic press more
2004103131 October 2004 Pinsent, MatthewMatthew Pinsent atlasa world atlas shavinga shaving kit more
2004102424 October 2004 Mapanje, JackJack Mapanje Pride and PrejudicePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen guitara guitar more
2004101717 October 2004 Campbell, Sir MenziesSir Menzies Campbell Treasure IslandTreasure Island and Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson golf clubsa set of golf clubs more
2004101010 October 2004 Scott-James, AnneAnne Scott-James Semi-attached CoupleThe Semi-attached Couple by Emily Eden nightdressa nightdress made of pure white cotton more
200410033 October 2004 Morris, DesmondDesmond Morris NightsThe Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights translated by Richard Burton snorkela snorkel more
2004092626 September 2004 McKenna, VirginiaVirginia McKenna Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's WildlifeAnimal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife by Don E. Wilson Italianlanguage tapes to learn Italian and Swahili more
2004091919 September 2004 Simpson, JoeJoe Simpson blank book and pena blank book and pen drinka drink-making machine more
2004071111 July 2004 Masekela, HughHugh Masekela Nicholas NicklebyNicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens keyboarda keyboard more
200407044 July 2004 Howard, MichaelMichael Howard Years of Lyndon JohnsonThe Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert A. Caro showera hot shower and some soap more
2004062727 June 2004 Rice, TimTim Rice MolesworthMolesworth by Geoffrey Willans, Phillip Henscher and Ronald Searle telescopea telescope more
2004062020 June 2004 Athill, DianaDiana Athill Vanity FairVanity Fair by William Thackeray bedher own bed more
2004061313 June 2004 Bilimoria, KaranKaran Bilimoria Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your DreamThe Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream by Paulo Coelho[1] Yes, MinisterYes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister videos more
2004053030 May 2004 James, GeraldineGeraldine James Fatal ShoreThe Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes iPodan iPod more
2004052323 May 2004 Adam, KenKen Adam History of ArtPropyläen Kunstgeschichte The History of Art sketchpada sketchpad and felt pens to design more
2004051616 May 2004 Hadow, PenPen Hadow Oxford Book of English VerseThe Oxford Book of English Verse naila six inch nail more
200405099 May 2004 Fanthorpe, U. A.U. A. Fanthorpe book to identify birdlife on the islanda book to identify birdlife on the island batha bath with soap and towels more
200405022 May 2004 Norton, GrahamGraham Norton Mansfield ParkMansfield Park by Jane Austen mirrora mirror more
2004041818 April 2004 Cornwell, BernardBernard Cornwell Glastonbury RomanceA Glastonbury Romance by John Cowper Powys boathis boat, but not to escape more
200404044 April 2004 Gheorghiu, AngelaAngela Gheorghiu Englisha book to learn good English Jasmine teaa cup of Jasmine tea more
2004032828 March 2004 Vettriano, JackJack Vettriano SUMOSUMO by Helmut Newton Triptych, May - June, 1973Triptych, May - June, 1973 by Francis Bacon more
2004032121 March 2004 Kohn, RalphRalph Kohn Complete Works of BachMahler's copy of The Complete Works of Bach flutea magic flute more
2004031414 March 2004 Nighy, BillBill Nighy First Forty-Nine StoriesThe First Forty-Nine Stories by Ernest Hemingway blues harpa boxed set of blues harps more
200403077 March 2004 Noon, GulamGulam Noon FreedomLong Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela cricketvideos of cricket matches more
2004022929 February 2004 Kerr, JudithJudith Kerr big, beautiful coffee table book of picturesa big, beautiful coffee table book of pictures pencilspencils and thick paper to write and draw on more
2004022222 February 2004 Cale, JohnJohn Cale RepetitionRepetition by Alain Robbe-Grillet espressoan espresso coffee machine with coffee beans more
2004021515 February 2004 Distel, SachaSacha Distel Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your DreamThe Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream by Paulo Coelho grand pianoa grand piano more
200402088 February 2004 Dominica, Sister FrancesSister Frances Dominica Earth from the AirThe Earth from the Air by Yann Arthus-Bertrand chaise longuea chaise longue with a mosquito net attached more
200402011 February 2004 Sainsbury, DavidDavid Sainsbury Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald batha large bath with a constant supply of hot water more
2004012525 January 2004 Dacre, PaulPaul Dacre RHSRHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants by Christopher Brickell Guardian newspapera subscription to the Guardian newspaper for one year more
2004011818 January 2004 Frears, StephenStephen Frears Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireThe Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon paintinga painting by his wife more
2004011111 January 2004 Tarbuck, JimmyJimmy Tarbuck Essential Henry LonghurstThe Essential Henry Longhurst golf clubshis own set of golf clubs and balls more
200401044 January 2004 Lane Fox, MarthaMartha Lane Fox War and PeaceWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy karaokea karaoke machine more
2003122828 December 2003 O'Grady, PaulPaul O'Grady Shipbuilding for Beginners or The BorrowersShipbuilding for Beginners or The Borrowers by Mary Norton AvonSkin-So-Soft by Avon more
2003122121 December 2003 Harris, EmmylouEmmylou Harris blank booka blank book librarya library more
2003121414 December 2003 Grimshaw, NicholasNicholas Grimshaw complete works of Patrick O'Brienthe complete works of Patrick O'Brien RIBARIBA drawings collection more
200312077 December 2003 Barker, PatPat Barker book on tropical fish to identify thema book on tropical fish to identify them snorkelingsnorkeling equipment more
2003113030 November 2003 Blofeld, HenryHenry Blofeld Pelican at BlandingsA Pelican at Blandings by P. G. Wodehouse photo albuma personal photo album more
2003112323 November 2003 Meyer, ChristopherChristopher Meyer Four Adventures of Richard HannayThe Four Adventures of Richard Hannay by John Buchan and Robin W. Winks jukeboxa jukebox more
2003111616 November 2003 Clarkson, JeremyJeremy Clarkson photograph albuma photograph album jet skia jet ski more
2003111414 November 2003 Bielenberg, ChristabelChristabel Bielenberg War and PeaceWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy chaira comfortable chair more
200311022 November 2003 Frayling, ChristopherChristopher Frayling Don QuixoteDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra V&A MuseumThe V&A Museum more
2003102626 October 2003 Kennedy, CharlesCharles Kennedy Day of the JackalThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth CD playera CD player more
2003101919 October 2003 Cullen, BillBill Cullen GlimpsesGlimpses by Brendan Kennelly accordionan accordion more
2003101212 October 2003 Kretzmer, HerbertHerbert Kretzmer Great War in Modern MemoryThe Great War in Modern Memory by Professor Paul Fussell Zippoa Zippo lighter more
2003092828 September 2003 Hornby, NickNick Hornby Barnaby RudgeBarnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens iPodan iPod more
2003092121 September 2003 Terfel, BrynBryn Terfel Angela's AshesAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourt Wales Millennium CentreThe Wales Millennium Centre more
200307066 July 2003 Taylor Bradford, BarbaraBarbara Taylor Bradford David CopperfieldDavid Copperfield by Charles Dickens mascaraa bag of eye makeup, especially mascara more
2003062929 June 2003 Libeskind, DanielDaniel Libeskind Prisons (Le Carceri: The Complete First and Second States)The Prisons (Le Carceri: The Complete First and Second States) by Giovanni Batista Piranesi pencilpencil and paper more
2003062222 June 2003 Sentamu, Bishop JohnBishop John Sentamu Complete Chronicles of NarniaThe Complete Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis kitchena kitchen more
2003061515 June 2003 Tully, MarkMark Tully Hopkinsthe major works by Gerard Manley Hopkins brewerya modern mini brewery more
200306088 June 2003 Radice, VittorioVittorio Radice La première gorgée de Bière et autres plaisirs minusculesLa première gorgée de Bière et autres plaisirs minuscules by Philippe Delerm sunglassessunglasses more
200306011 June 2003 Syal, MeeraMeera Syal Hindia Hindi/English dictionary pianoa piano more
2003052525 May 2003 Brown, DerekDerek Brown Pickwick PapersThe Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens steamer chaira steamer chair more
2003051818 May 2003 Zeffirelli, FrancoFranco Zeffirelli InfernoDante's Inferno hammocka hammock from Hermes more
2003051111 May 2003 Fenton, GeorgeGeorge Fenton Chekovshort stories by Chekov pianoa piano or failing that for comfort a tin of condensed milk and an opener more
2003051010 May 2003 Lawson, NigellaNigella Lawson Divine ComedyThe Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri Temazepamliquid Temazepam "to give me the possibility of a very pleasant exit" more
200305044 May 2003 Halsey, Professor A. H.Professor A. H. Halsey UtopiaUtopia by Thomas More solar powereda solar powered radio more
2003042020 April 2003 Bremner, RoryRory Bremner Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireThe Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon radioa radio more
2003041313 April 2003 Atwood, MargaretMargaret Atwood NightsThe Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights bath saltsa big huge vat of Culpepers Rose Geranium bath salts more
2003033030 March 2003 Scott Thomas, KristinKristin Scott Thomas Sense and SensibilitySense and Sensibility by Jane Austen mulesa pair of mules by Christian Louboutin more
2003032323 March 2003 Schönberg, Claude-MichelClaude-Michel Schönberg All the Little Live thingsAll the Little Live things by Wallace Earle Stegner grand pianoa grand piano more
2003031616 March 2003 Danziger, NickNick Danziger One Hundred Years of SolitudeOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez pencilspencils, paper and watercolours more
200303099 March 2003 Reeves, VicVic Reeves Three Men in a BoatThree Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome potatopotato seeds more
200303022 March 2003 Pitney, GeneGene Pitney Giant Book of Mensa PuzzlesThe Giant Book of Mensa Puzzles by Robert Allen Opus Onea case of Opus One wine more
2003022323 February 2003 Clooney, GeorgeGeorge Clooney War and PeaceWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy yachtan anchored yacht more
2003021616 February 2003 Parker, CorneliaCornelia Parker World of Wonder: 10,000 things every child should knowWorld of Wonder: 10,000 things every child should know solar powereda solar powered vibrator more
200302099 February 2003 McKellen, Sir IanSir Ian McKellen dictionary of flora and faunaa dictionary of flora and fauna grand pianoa grand piano more
200302022 February 2003 Whitehouse, PaulPaul Whitehouse chord book full of songs and ariasa chord book full of songs and arias pianoa piano more
2003011919 January 2003 Blumberg, Professor BaruchProfessor Baruch Blumberg UlyssesUlysses by James Joyce kayaka flat water kayak suitable for rough water more
200301055 January 2003 Foreman, GeorgeGeorge Foreman Waitingan anthology of poems including the poem Waiting by John Burroughs pillowa pillow more
2002122222 December 2002 Williams, RowanRowan Williams Audena collection of W. H. Auden poems pianoa piano more
2002121515 December 2002 Cusack, SineadSinead Cusack Chekhovthe plays of Anton Chekhov muslina big hat with a lot of muslin more
200212088 December 2002 Kwesi Johnson, LintonLinton Kwesi Johnson One Hundred Years of SolitudeOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez bass guitara bass guitar more
200212011 December 2002 Malkovich, JohnJohn Malkovich Sound and the FuryThe Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner cappuccinoa cappuccino maker more
2002112424 November 2002 Duncan Smith, IainIain Duncan Smith Alexandria QuartetThe Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell oil paintoil paints more
2002111717 November 2002 Ondaatje, ChristopherChristopher Ondaatje ServiceRobert Service's Anthology of Poetry painting: The Blue Nude by Justin Deranyagalaa painting: The Blue Nude by Justin Deranyagala more
2002111515 November 2002 Wolff, MargueriteMarguerite Wolff WalkerAlan Walker's biography of Liszt pianoa piano more
200211033 November 2002 Cook, RobinRobin Cook Huntthe National Hunt form book chess computera chess computer more
2002102727 October 2002 James, P. D.P. D. James War and PeaceWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy pencilspencils and paper more
2002102020 October 2002 Djerassi, CarlCarl Djerassi Stevensthe collected poetry and prose of Wallace Stevens computera solar powered computer with a secret compartment containing a white powder more
2002092929 September 2002 Markova, Dame AliciaDame Alicia Markova Speaking of DiaghilevSpeaking of Diaghilev by John Drummond perfumethe perfume Knowing by Estee Lauder more
2002092222 September 2002 Spall, TimothyTimothy Spall Pickwick PapersThe Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens drum kita drum kit more
2002091515 September 2002 May, BrianBrian May Out of the Silent PlanetOut of the Silent Planet by C. S. Lewis guitarhis own guitar: the Red Special more
2002071919 July 2002 Connolly, BillyBilly Connolly Oxford English DictionaryThe Oxford English Dictionary banjohis banjo more
2002071414 July 2002 Steiger, RodRod Steiger complete book of poetrythe complete book of poetry by e e cummings electric fana self-contained external electric fan more
2002063030 June 2002 Walters, MinetteMinette Walters Oxford Dictionary of QuotationsThe Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Van GoghVan Gogh's Irises more
2002062323 June 2002 Longford, LadyLady Longford Diplomacy and Murder in Tehran: Alexander Griboyedov and the Tsar's Mission to the Shah of PersiaDiplomacy and Murder in Tehran: Alexander Griboyedov and the Tsar's Mission to the Shah of Persia by Laurence Kelly orange treean orange tree more
2002061616 June 2002 Morris, JanJan Morris MabinogiThe Mabinogi in modern Welsh hot water bottlea hot water bottle more
200206099 June 2002 Rosoman, LeonardLeonard Rosoman Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce lawna sloping lawn more
200206077 June 2002 Ackland, JossJoss Ackland PepysSamuel Pepys's diary liquoricea huge jar of liquorice more
2002042121 April 2002 Marshall, WayneWayne Marshall Grove Dictionary of MusicThe Grove Dictionary of Music Steinwaya Steinway Model D piano, specially conditioned to deal with all weathers more
2002041414 April 2002 Bland, Sir ChristopherSir Christopher Bland Donnethe collected works of John Donne Hampshiretwo and half miles of a Hampshire chalk stream more
200204077 April 2002 Reynolds, FionaFiona Reynolds Making of the English LandscapeThe Making of the English Landscape by W. G. Hoskins Ordnance Surveythe full collection of Ordnance Survey maps of the British Isles more
2002033131 March 2002 Ramsay, GordonGordon Ramsay Kitchen ConfidentialKitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain vanillaa fresh vanilla pod more
2002032424 March 2002 Rowe, DorothyDorothy Rowe Oxford Companion to the BodyThe Oxford Companion to the Body edited by Colin Blakemore snorkelinga snorkeling suit with prescription goggles more
2002031717 March 2002 Godwin, FayFay Godwin Rattle BagThe Rattle Bag by Ted Hughes and Seamus Heaney egg temperaegg tempera paints, brushes, and boards to paint on more