Kirsty Young's castaway is the actor David Tennant.

He has been voted the best Dr Who ever and has redefined the Time Lord for a generation of parents and children.

As a child he was a huge fan of the programme; he reckons he only ever missed one episode, wore a long stripy scarf and queued up to meet Tom Baker and get his autograph. As a role, he says, it appealed not just to his adult self but to the eight-year-old boy who was just below the surface.

Tennant's choices were:

1. The Proclaimers - Over and Done With
2. Elvis Costello - Oliver's Army
3. The Housemartins - Me and the Farmer
4. Deacon Blue - Dignity
5. Eddie Izzard - The Starship Enterprise
6. Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby
7. Tim Minchin - White Wine in the Sun (castaway's favourite)
8. Billy Bragg - Greetings to the New Brunette

Tennant's book to have was A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust, and his luxury item was a solar DVD player loaded with the seven series of the West Wing.