Debbie Harry

Singer and punk icon Debbie Harry shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young.

Her group Blondie started out in seedy New York bars and went on to achieve international success - selling tens of millions of albums along the way. She was ultra cool - a striking beauty with platinum hair and a sneer.

Her trademark look continues to serve her well, Debbie says: "As far as ageing goes it's rough - I try my best - I'm healthy and I exercise like a fiend. I'm glad that I've had all the radical experiences in my life - it suits me."

DISC ONE: Heavy Cross - Gossip
DISC TWO: Strange Fruit - Nina Simone
DISC THREE: Merrymaking at My Place - Calvin Harris
DISC FOUR: White Light/White Heat - The Velvet Underground
DISC FIVE: When I Grow Up - Fever Ray
DISC SIX: La Passerella - Nino Rota
DISC SEVEN: Talk to Me - Peaches
DISC EIGHT: Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor - 4th movement (Adagietto) - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle

BOOK CHOICE: War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
LUXURY CHOICE: Paints and paper
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor - 4th movement (Adagietto) - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Producer: Leanne Buckle

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2011.