Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtra
Kate Atkinson won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award for her 1995 debut novel Behind the Scenes at
Tracey Thorn, musician and writer, is best known as one half of the duo Everything but the Girl. Bro
Vanley Burke is a Jamaican-born photographer often described as the Godfather of Black British Photo
Jacqueline Gold is the CEO of the retail brands Ann Summers and Knickerbox. She joined the business
Venki Ramakrishnan is a Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist. He is most renowned for his researc
Nile Rodgers is a Grammy-winning composer, musician, and producer. With his own band, Chic, he's bee
Composer Thea Musgrave celebrated her 90th birthday this year, an event marked by celebrations and c
Tom Daley started diving aged seven and by the age of 14 was representing Great Britain at the 2008
Henry Marsh is a neurosurgeon, who pioneered a technique of operating on the brain while the patient
Danielle de Niese is a soprano who has taken starring roles with leading opera companies around the
Pam Ayres is a poet and broadcaster.Pam was born in the Vale of the White Horse and retains her char
Marianne Elliott is the first woman to win two Tony awards for theatre direction: the first for War
Baroness Newlove is the Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales. She became a campaigner after h
Billie Jean King won 39 Grand Slams and a total of 20 Wimbledon titles and is regarded as one of the
Philip Treacy is one of the most prolific and acclaimed hat designers working in the UK. His work wa
Guy Singh-Watson is an organic farmer and founder of Riverford, a major British supplier of organic
Martina Cole is a British crime writer, known to her fans as the Queen of Crime. Martina has written
John Walker Motson, OBE, also known as Motty, has been commentating on football since 1971. He cover
Professor Carlos Frenk is a cosmologist and one of the originators of the Cold Dark Matter theory fo
Gillian Reynolds spent 42 years as the radio critic of the Daily Telegraph before she was headhunted
