For people who enjoy walking on the Cumbrian fells there's one indispensable companion. It's a Wainwright; a small guidebook, mapped, written and illustrated by Alfred Wainwright, who's Sue Lawley's castaway this morning in Desert Island Discs. Wainwright has written some 50 books and his Lake District guides have sold more than a million. He'll be talking about his beloved Lake District and choosing eight records.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme) by Johnny Mathis

Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Anita Dobson.

Favourite track: The Locomotion by Little Eva

Sue Lawley's castaway is historian Lord Dacre Of Glanton.

Favourite track: Pavane For A Dead Infanta by Maurice Ravel

Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Patricia Neal.

Favourite track: Black Is The Colour by Joan Baez

Sue Lawley's castaway is Northern Ireland MP/MEP Reverend Ian Paisley.

Favourite track: The Twenty-Third Psalm by The Reformed Presbyterian Church Of Ireland Northern Presbytery Choir

Sue Lawley's castaway is comedian Joan Turner.

Favourite track: One Fine Day by Giacomo Puccini

Sue Lawley's castaway is former Cabinet Secretary Lord Armstrong.

Favourite track: Piano Trio In D Minor by Felix Mendelssohn

Sue Lawley's castaway is comedian Dame Edna Everage.

Favourite track: I Feel Pretty by Kiri Te Kanawa

This week's castaway on Sue Lawley's desert island is a little difficult to categorise. To the record-buying public, he's a pop star of durable quality; to the theatregoers who like musicals, he's an actor-singer, and he's a popular music composer too. His name is David Essex, and, in conversation with Sue Lawley, you can hear about his life, his work and his enthusiasms in Desert Island Discs.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: March No 1 in D Major (Pomp and Circumstance) by Edward Elgar

To celebrate his 50th birthday this week, David Owen, leader of the Social Democratic Party, has rather rashly agreed to be castaway on Sue Lawley's desert island! It might not be the most relaxing way to mark a half-century, but Dr Owen is a passionate sailor, so the situation has its charms. He is also very keen on poetry and music, both of which will accompany him to the mythical island.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: Piano Concerto No 21 in C - Slow Movement by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart