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Frank Warren16°14′S 015°39′WFrank WarrenFrank Warren on being shot and initially thinking it was a jokeCastaway · 24 January 2010·Kirsty Young
Paul Gambaccini19°11′S 131°04′WPaul GambacciniPaul Gambaccini on realizing he was a 'freak' for his music knowledgeCastaway · 13 October 2002·Sue Lawley
Sir Norman Wisdom18°12′S 057°42′WSir Norman WisdomNorman Wisdom on falling into vases at Windsor CastleCastaway · 6 August 2000·Sue Lawley
Don Black10°27′S 024°25′WDon BlackDon Black on seeing The Jolson Story 32 times as a childCastaway · 22 October 1995·Sue Lawley
Lew Grade18°29′S 005°26′WLew GradeLew Grade on landing Bob Hope without a contractCastaway · 13 December 1987·Michael Parkinson
Tony Bennett14°07′S 049°31′WTony BennettTony Bennett on his first job as a singing waiter at 16Castaway · 4 January 1987·Michael Parkinson
Paul Jones14°22′S 125°30′WPaul JonesPaul Jones on hearing T Bone Walker and deciding his life's directionCastaway · 3 September 1983·Roy Plomley
Andrea Newman08°32′S 114°31′WAndrea NewmanAndrea Newman on the joy of her first civil service paydayCastaway · 27 September 1980·Roy Plomley
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Roy Dotrice04°45′S 141°27′WRoy DotriceRoy Dotrice on playing female roles in a POW campCastaway · 29 January 1977·Roy Plomley