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Flossieturner Sun 20-Nov-16 10:45:58

Ok, so now you have all stocked up your food cupboard/wine cellar and have filled your tummies. You are sitting in your deckchair, fishing for your supper and you spy on the horizon 3 we'll known people rowing your way.

Who do you hope will be on the boat?

I want it to be Jeremy Harding, Sandy Toksvig and Prince Charles.

DanniRae Tue 22-Nov-16 22:23:26

No Carrie I mustn't be rude, sorry! I am sure Kevin would be able to educate you and be laid back in times of trouble. BUT I am pretty sure he is unable to cook so that might be a problem, eh??

DanniRae Tue 22-Nov-16 22:17:08

Carrie hmm

CarrieTaylor Tue 22-Nov-16 21:23:35

Danni I love the way Kevin is so, so laid back yet is so brilliant. On a desert island, I imagine he would be never be boring ... and I just find him strangely attractive.

NannyKasey Tue 22-Nov-16 20:19:08

George Clooney
Ewan McGregor
Robert Downey Jr

grannypiper Tue 22-Nov-16 18:24:04

My DH as he can fix anything, Billy connolly and Kofi Annan

dahlia Tue 22-Nov-16 15:03:05

Ray Mears - so useful!
Maureen Lipmann - to make me laugh.
Sir Terry Wogan - I still miss him terribly!

Greyduster Tue 22-Nov-16 08:58:30

Stephen Hough and Murray Perahia doing duets! Now that would be something to hear!

DanniRae Tue 22-Nov-16 08:24:36

Kevin Ashman, Carrie - don't mean to be rude but why?? confused

CarrieTaylor Tue 22-Nov-16 04:26:53

Alan Coren
Kevin Ashman (Egghead)
Sandi Toksvig

Bluecat Tue 22-Nov-16 00:39:39

Benedict Cumberbatch....Just him. No-one else.

Hopefully, over time and with no-one else for company, he would give up and succumb to my womanly wiles.

rosesarered Mon 21-Nov-16 22:34:16

Alan Coren
Sandi Toksvig
Terry Wogan. smile

gulligranny Mon 21-Nov-16 22:30:38

Peter Ustinov - to entertain with his marvellous wit and stories of his fascinating life

Stephen Hough - to play that piano someone upthread has ordered,so I could have beautiful music all the time

Hugh Jackman - do I really need to give a reason!

Penstemmon Mon 21-Nov-16 17:12:31

Ellen McArthur: to help sail

Johnny Depp: to scare away any pirates

Noah: to build the boat!

kazgran Mon 21-Nov-16 16:58:59

James Stewart - because I always had a thing about him

Bear Grylls - to build me a shelter and teach me how to survive

Alistair McGowan - to make me laugh

KatyK Mon 21-Nov-16 14:02:00

grin Dannirae It's a deal. I wouldn't want to share George Harrison either, although obviously I couldn't anyway poor man.

DanniRae Mon 21-Nov-16 13:14:58

Of course KatyK - we will share James Martin.

Don't even think about sharing David Essex though shock

millymouge Mon 21-Nov-16 13:01:02

Afraid all mine are deceased. Charles Dickens, Marie Stopes and Freddie Mercury.

KatyK Mon 21-Nov-16 10:19:49

George Harrison (such a big part of my teenage years)
Elvis Presley (his younger self)
And if Dannirae would let me borrow James Martin, him too.

f77ms Mon 21-Nov-16 09:53:35

Good choice annie

Anniebach Mon 21-Nov-16 09:50:32

Nye Bevan to hear his opinions on today's politicians

JFK, because ?

Alan Rickman , to hear his voice and see his smile again

Marmark1 Mon 21-Nov-16 09:20:57

Margaret Mitchell and Charles Dickens,to tell me about life then.Morecome and Wise to make me laugh and Elvis to well fill in the gaps.

Deedaa Sun 20-Nov-16 21:09:43

I recently saw Josh Widdecombe being asked what famous people he would ask to a dinner party. He said couldn't he just have his family because why would you want to spend the evening with a lot of total strangers? I thought that was very true.

Flossieturner Sun 20-Nov-16 20:58:24

pianos, dogs, cats, gerbils, tuba, harp and non coat eating goats are welcome.

Flossieturner Sun 20-Nov-16 20:56:31

Sorry, yes to to the piano. The restorative properties of the Island are such that the dead come alive and all our aches disappear.

millymouge Sun 20-Nov-16 20:14:23

Do they have to still be alive? Those I think I would like to meet all seem to be dead hmm