Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu, scientist
Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu, scientist, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.
DISC ONE: Chop My Money (I Don鈥檛 Care) - P-Square
DISC TWO: Joromi - Sir Victor Uwaifo
DISC THREE: Love to Love You Baby - Donna Summer
DISC FOUR: Zombie - Fela Kuti
DISC FIVE: Coat of Many Colours - Dolly Parton
DISC SIX: I Have Nothing - Whitney Houston
DISC SEVEN: Touch Me in The Morning - Diana Ross
DISC EIGHT: I鈥檓 So Glad I鈥檓 Standing Here Today - The Crusaders with Joe Cocker
BOOK CHOICE: Angela鈥檚 Ashes by Frank McCourt
LUXURY ITEM: A variety of seeds
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: I鈥檓 So Glad I鈥檓 Standing Here Today - The Crusaders with Joe Cocker
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P-Square
Chop My Money (I Don't Care)
- Square Records.
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Victor Uwaifo
Joromi
- African Football Anthems, Vol. 1.
- 51 Lex Records Ltd.
- 3.
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Donna Summer
Love to Love You Baby
- Love to Love You Baby.
- Island Def Jam.
- 1.
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Fela Kuti
Zombie
- Anthology 2.
- Wrasse Records Ltd. (UK).
- 2.
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Dolly Parton
Coat Of Many Colors
- Dolly.
- Legacy Recordings.
- 15.
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Whitney Houston
I Have Nothing
- Whitney The Greatest Hits.
- Arista/Legacy.
- 10.
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Diana Ross
Touch Me In The Morning
- Voice of Love.
- Parlophone UK.
- 1.
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The Crusaders with Joe Cocker
I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today
- The Anthology.
- A&M.
- 14.
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