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Dame Monica Mason13°42′S 148°05′WDame Monica MasonMonica Mason on her father’s last wave from a hospital balconyCastaway · 8 January 2012·Kirsty Young
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Colin Thubron17°14′S 030°58′WColin ThubronColin Thubron on grabbing the hands of a mob that wanted to string him upCastaway · 22 October 1989·Sue Lawley
Jane Glover07°50′S 040°41′WJane GloverJane Glover on her childhood ambition to be a policewomanCastaway · 30 March 1986·Michael Parkinson
Natalia Makarova22°56′S 157°03′WNatalia MakarovaNatalia Makarova on deciding to defect in five minutesCastaway · 21 July 1984·Roy Plomley
Mary O'Hara01°36′S 118°49′WMary O'HaraHow two breakdowns forced Mary O'Hara to leave the monasteryCastaway · 7 February 1981·Roy Plomley
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Charles Mackerras20°32′S 178°16′WCharles MackerrasCharles Mackerras on why he'd be an utterly ghastly castawayCastaway · 24 August 1959·Roy Plomley