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Pinky Lilani05°22′S 113°18′WPinky LilaniPinky Lilani on cooking in a bad mood ruining her foodCastaway · 8 January 2017·Kirsty Young
Rod Steiger15°13′S 045°56′WRod SteigerRod Steiger on fetching his mother from pubs at age eightCastaway · 25 July 1999·Sue Lawley
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Lord Delfont20°18′S 143°19′WLord DelfontBernard Delfont on turning down the BeatlesCastaway · 10 November 1991·Sue Lawley
John Pilger17°38′S 054°28′WJohn PilgerJohn Pilger on passing out in the morgue as a young cadet reporterCastaway · 18 February 1990·Sue Lawley
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Michael Bond18°21′S 016°20′WMichael BondMichael Bond on missing a bus and buying the bear that became PaddingtonCastaway · 11 September 1976·Roy Plomley
James Gunn RA16°48′S 018°32′WJames Gunn RAJames Gunn on being the last guest in Downing StreetCastaway · 1 January 1962·Roy Plomley