<p>Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.</p>
| Title | Date published | ||
| Sir Harry Secombe | 1997-12-21 | ||
| Chris Haskins | 1997-12-14 | ||
| Paula Rego | 1997-12-07 | ||
| Loyd Grossman | 1997-11-30 | ||
| Thelma Holt | 1997-11-23 | ||
| Anthony Minghella | 1997-11-09 | ||
| John Julius Norwich | 1997-11-02 | ||
| Richard Mabey | 1997-10-26 | ||
| Richard Rodney Bennett | 1997-10-19 | ||
| Rose Tremain | 1997-10-12 | ||
| Jools Holland | 1997-10-05 | ||
| Peter O'Sullevan | 1997-09-28 | ||
| Mike Leigh OBE | 1997-09-21 | ||
| Ursula Owen | 1997-09-14 | ||
| Sir Frank Kermode | 1997-09-07 | ||
| Cleo Laine | 1997-08-31 | ||
| Iain Banks | 1997-08-24 | ||
| Eric Sykes | 1997-06-22 | ||
| Christina Noble | 1997-06-15 | ||
| Benjamin Zephaniah | 1997-06-08 |