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Last broadcast on Fri, 12 Feb 2010, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Kirsty Young's castaway is the stylist Gok Wan.
Dispensing fashion advice and hugs in equal measure, he aims, he says, to 'make women feel like women, not like turkeys'.
Yet although he made his name as a stylist, his special talent isn't for fashion, but for gaining people's trust. He understands only too well the emotional journey he is asking women to make; the first person he had to transform was himself, and that, he says, is very much work in progress.
Record: The Promise
Book: Beautiful Thing by Jonathan Harvey
Luxury: Lip balm.
Archive audio
This episode of Desert Island Discs is from the archive.
Music played
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Eurythmics
— Thorn in My SideEurythmics: Greatest Hits, RCA -
Billy Joel
— Uptown GirlGreatest Hits, Vols 1 & 2, CBS -
Bryan Ferry
— Jealous GuyBryan Ferry and Roxy Music: The Platinum Collection, Virgin -
Tracy Chapman
— Fast CarTracy Chapmen: Collection, Elektra -
Lou Reed
— Walk on the Wild SideDifferent Times: Lou Reed in the 70s, RCA -
Muse
— Supermassive Black HoleBlack Holes & Revelations, Warner -
Soul II Soul
— Back to LifeThe Best Summer Album in the World – ever!, Virgin -
Tracy Chapman
— The PromiseTracy Chapman: Collection, Elektra
Broadcasts
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Sun 7 Feb 201011:15
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Fri 12 Feb 201009:00
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