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276 episodes
Chosen over the decades
275
Total castaways
2000s
Peak decade
7
Decades seen
Castaways who chose this
David Morrissey on being born in a house with an outside toilet and a tin bath
Jojo Moyes on discovering in her twenties that her parents planned to have her adopted
Carol Robinson on escaping out of her bedroom window as a child
How Eric Burden’s “You’ve Gotta Get Out of This Place” helped Harry Hill quit medicine
Alf Dubs on the policewoman who asked if his speech would make any difference
How a two-week-old nettle stem helped Patricia Wiltshire catch a murderer
How a text message convinced Steven Knight to cast Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby
Delia Smith on dining with the Queen after receiving her Companion of Honour
Stanley Tucci on being shocked by the erotic reaction to his negroni clip
How a three-minute western for a Boy Scout merit badge sparked Steven Spielberg's filmmaking bug
Rita Tushingham on how people shouted 'Black and white don't mix' at her and Paul Danqua
John Caudwell on his childhood fantasy of giving five pound notes from a Rolls-Royce
Brenda Hale on why she wore a spider brooch for the prorogation judgment
Yusuf Cat Stevens on being treated in the same hospital where Boris Karloff died
How a chance encounter in a bookshop sent Carlos Frenk's family to Mexico
Stella McCartney on her children telling Paul McCartney to shut up while he played guitar
Philip Craven on seeing wheelchair basketball just two days after his accident