Bear Grylls

Kirsty Young's castaway is the adventurer Bear Grylls.

His first career was with the SAS, but he was forced to leave after a parachute jump went wrong and he broke his back in three places. As he recuperated, he rekindled his childhood ambition of climbing Mount Everest - he went on to become the youngest Briton to reach its summit. His TV series, Born Survivor, has a global audience of more than a billion people who regularly watch him eating the apparently indigestible and risking his life by pitting himself against nature. Married with three young sons, he says: "The unresolved struggle in my life is the fact that I have a job that has an element of danger to it and at the same time I have a gorgeous family - three young boys that are the pride of my life."

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Johnny Cash

Jackson

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Alison Krauss

Whiskey Lullaby

Composer: Bill Anderson. Jon Randall

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Castaway's favourite

Chris Hutchison.

Amazing Grace

Composer: Trad.

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Nickelback

Rockstar

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Buddy Holly

Everyday

Composer: Hardin - Petty

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The Monkees

I‘m a Believer

Composer: Diamond

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Simon & Garfunkel

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Composer: P Simon

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Michael Nyman

The Promise

Composer: Michael Nyman

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Book

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

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Luxury item

A laminated photo of his family

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