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Kirsty Young's castaway is the stylist Gok Wan.

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.

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Fri 12 Feb 2010 09:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Eurythmics

    Thorn in My Side

    • Eurythmics: Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Billy Joel

    Uptown Girl

    • Greatest Hits, Vols 1 & 2.
    • CBS.

  • Roxy Music

    Jealous Guy

    • Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music: The Platinum Collection.
    • Virgin.

  • Tracy Chapman

    Fast Car

    • Tracy Chapmen: Collection.
    • Elektra.

  • Lou Reed

    Walk On The Wild Side

    • Different Times: Lou Reed in the 70s.
    • RCA.

  • Muse

    Supermassive Black Hole

    • Black Holes & Revelations.
    • Warner.

  • Soul II Soul

    Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (feat. Caron Wheeler)

    • The Best Summer Album in the World – ever!.
    • Virgin.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Tracy Chapman

      The Promise

      • Tracy Chapman: Collection.
      • Elektra.

  • Book Choice

    • Beautiful Thing - Jonathan Harvey

  • Luxury Choice

    • Lip balm

Credits

Presenter Kirsty Young
Interviewed Guest Gok Wan

Broadcasts

  • Sun 7 Feb 2010 11:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 12 Feb 2010 09:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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