Anita Roddick

When Anita Roddick opened the Brighton Body Shop in 1976, she struck gold with a formula to knock the mystique out of the beauty business.

She talks to Sue Lawley about the effects of success on her family life and comes to terms with her island exile.

DISC ONE: Aria from Heitor Villa‐Lobos’s Bachianas Brasileiras, No. 5 – Salli Terri and Laurindo Almeida
DISC TWO: La Bamba - Los Lobos
DISC THREE: Concierto De Aranjuez - Siegfried Behrend and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
DISC FOUR: If I Could - Pat Metheny Group
DISC FIVE: Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen
DISC SIX: Holding Back The Years - Simply Red
DISC SEVEN: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
DISC EIGHT: Seduced - Mary Coughlan

BOOK CHOICE - Prince of Tides - Pat Conroy
LUXURY CHOICE - Comfortable bed with pillows and sheets
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE - If I Could - Pat Metheny Group

Desert Island Discs was created by Roy Plomley.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1988.