The story of Salomon Andree and his efforts to reach the North Pole by balloon in 1897. 
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Castaway's favourite
Chet Baker
My Funny Valentine
Composer: Rodgers/Hart)
Sir Martin Sorrell
Broadcast
First broadcast: Sun 04 Dec 2011
Businessman
Kirsty Young's castaway is the businessman Sir Martin Sorrell.
He's been called "the world's most influential ad man," and is the founder and chief executive of the world's biggest advertising agency, WPP.
He was 40 when he left Saatchi and Saatchi to be his own boss, he says: "When I started off, what I wanted to do was to build a company and manage it - I wanted to be an entrepreneur and be a manager."
Choices
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Tom Williams
Schindler’s List
Artist: Itzhak Perlman with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Williams
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Giacomo Puccini
Ai tuoi piedi
Artist: The Chorus and Orchestra of the Italian Broadcasting Authority conducted by
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