Lord Coe

Lord Coe, former athlete and now Chairman of the London Organising Committee for the 2012 Olympics, reveals his castaway choices with Kirsty Young.

In a specially extended edition for BBC Radio 4 Extra, he shares his life story and explains his musical, book and luxury choices.

Back in 1980, Sebastian Coe's rivalry with fellow middle-distance runner Steve Ovett enraptured the nation at the Moscow Olympic Games.

After retiring from the racetrack, he enjoyed a career in politics.

For the past eight years though, his focus has been on the Olympics once again - not on individual medals this time, but ensuring the 2012 games in London are a success.

DISC ONE: Proud - Heather Small
DISC TWO: The History of a Boy Scout - The Dave Brubeck Quartet
DISC THREE: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Der Hölle Rache (from The Magic Flute) - Soloist: Edda Moser
DISC FOUR: There'll Be Some Changes Made - George Melly & Mick Mulligan
DISC FIVE: Deep in a Dream - Frank Sinatra
DISC SIX: Oh, Lady be good - Lester Young
DISC SEVEN: West End Blues - Louis Armstrong
DISC EIGHT: The Closest Thing to Crazy - Katie Melua

BOOK CHOICE: Such Sweet Thunder - Benny Green on Jazz
LUXURY CHOICE: A piano and guide to playing it
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: The Closest Thing to Crazy - Katie Melua

Producer: Christine Pawlowsky

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in August 2012.