Richard Dunwoody MBE

Jockey Richard Dunwoody is castaway by Sue Lawley.

"I've fallen off more than 600 times".

Richard has been champion jockey three times and won the Grand National twice in 1984 and 1986.

His father George was a horse-trainer, as was his maternal-grandfather Dick Thrale.

He rode out in Newmarket as a schoolboy and after leaving college in Cheltenham served his apprenticeship with former leading jump jockey Paul Kelleway then master trainer Tim Forster.

Richard went on to be one of sport’s greatest legends.

He dominated the jump racing scene in the 1980s and 1990s – and was awarded the MBE in 1993.

DISC ONE: The Saw Doctors - Clare Island
DISC TWO: David Bowie - Life On Mars?
DISC THREE: Ultravox - Vienna
DISC FOUR: Puccini’s Nessun dorma - Luciano Pavarotti and The London Philharmonic Orchestra
DISC FIVE: Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure
DISC SIX: Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
DISC SEVEN: Champions Theme - Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Carl Davies
DISC EIGHT: Garth Brooks - The Dance

CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: The Saw Doctors - Clare Island
BOOK CHOICE: The Lord of the Rings - J R R Tolkien
LUXURY CHOICE: An endless supply of ice-cream

Producer Angie Nehring

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.