Matthew Pinsent

Sue Lawley's castaway is the Olympic medallist Matthew Pinsent, who won his fourth Olympic gold at the summer games in Athens.

His first three were all won rowing with Sir Steve Redgrave - as a pair in 1992 in Barcelona and 1996 in Atlanta and as part of the coxless four in 2000's Sydney games. This summer's success saw him lead the four to victory - in a photo-finish that saw them beat the Canadian team by less than a tenth of a second.

He won his first Gold at the Junior World Championships aged just seventeen. Between 1991 and 2002 he won a gold medal every year at the World Championships and his life was given over to rowing - he took a year out from his studies to compete in the 1992 Olympics, fitted his wedding around the rowing calendar and followed a rigorous training regime to maintain his 6'5'', seventeen-stone frame at the peak of its strength and fitness.

DISC ONE: Alan Green and Martin Cross - BBC Radio Five Live Rowing Commentary
DISC TWO: Léo Delibes's Coppélia - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
DISC THREE: Hubert Parry's I Was Glad - Choir of St Paul's Cathedral, soloist Andrew Lucas
DISC FOUR: Queen - We Are The Champions
DISC FIVE: Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
DISC SIX: Eagles - Hotel California
DISC SEVEN: Sting - Fields of Gold
DISC EIGHT: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication

Castaway's Favourite: Sting - Fields of Gold
Book Choice: World Atlas, extended
Luxury Choice: Shaving kit

Producer: Olivia Seligman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2004.