蜜芽传媒

Footballer Tony Adams is castaway by Kirsty Young.

He's one of the few people who know at first hand the pressures and joys of captaining the England team. And, after signing as a schoolboy for Arsenal, he is the only man ever to have led a championship winning team across three decades.

The drama and successes of his life have been as remarkable off the pitch as on it. He found sporting glory despite being an alcoholic and even served time in prison for drink-driving. But his journey of recovery has been a remarkable one. He went back to studying, developed a love of literature and the arts and put his own money into a charity to support other sports men and women recovering from addiction. It's a transformation that his former team-mates have described as 'heroic'.

Now, he is heading to Azerbaijan to become a manager, he is planning, he says, to build the Tony Adams team.

DISC ONE: Earth, Wind & Fire - Let's Groove
DISC TWO: Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed so Good)
DISC THREE: The Jam - Boy About Town
DISC FOUR: Central Line - Walking into Sunshine
DISC FIVE: Arsenal 1971 Squad - Good Old Arsenal
DISC SIX: Squeeze - Black Coffee in Bed
DISC SEVEN: Chet Baker - I've Never Been In Love Before
DISC EIGHT: Monty Python - Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life

CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Monty Python - Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life
BOOK CHOICE: The book of Alcoholics Anonymous
LUXURY CHOICE: Football

Producer: Leanne Buckle

First broadcast on 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 in June 2010.