Lynn Barber

Journalist Lynn Barber is castaway by Kirsty Young.

A master of the profile interview, her razor-sharp observations have earned her the nickname the Demon Barber and won her a stack of awards.

Although critics say her articles are hatchet jobs, she disagrees: "I think that people are well served by quite blunt or quite rude questions because it forces them to fight back and come back strongly," she says.

DISC ONE: Common People - Pulp
DISC TWO: Abdul Abulbul Amir - Frank Crumit
DISC THREE: The Last Time - The Rolling Stones
DISC FOUR: Barcelona - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé
DISC FIVE: Days - The Kinks
DISC SIX: La Toison d'Or - Jean Cocteau
DISC SEVEN: Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed
DISC EIGHT: Macushla - John McCormack

CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Macushla - John McCormack
BOOK CHOICE: The complete works - F. Scott Fitzgerald
LUXURY CHOICE: Cyanide pill

Producer: Leanne Buckle

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2010.