Pen Hadow

From Johannes Brahms to Barry White. Polar explorer Pen Hadow shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley

Pen Hadow made polar history in 2003 by becoming the first man to walk solo and unsupported the 478 miles from the northern coast of Canada to the North Pole.

It was the culmination of a death-bed pledge. He had made a commitment immediately after his father's death that he would prove the family name by succeeding in the challenge - described by Sir Ranulph Fiennes as the "greatest endurance feat left on earth". He'd made two unsuccessful attempts at the ordeal before succeeding.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.