Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu Sickle Cell Advocate

Elizabeth Anionwu is a retired nurse, campaigner and Emeritus Professor of Nursing at the University of West London. A fellow of the Royal College of Nursing, she spent 40 years in the profession and has been named one of the most influential nurses in the history of the NHS. Her career was distinguished by her pioneering work in the understanding of sickle cell disease - bringing better treatment and support to the thousands living with it. She was the first sickle cell and thalassaemia nurse counsellor in the UK.

DISC ONE: Faith’s Song by Amy Wadge
 DISC TWO: The Rakes of Mallow, Girl I Left Behind by The Gallowglass Ceili Band
 DISC THREE: Manman by Leyla McCalla
 DISC FOUR: A Te,O Cara by Andrea Bocelli
 DISC FIVE: Missa Bilban by The Jamaican Folk Singers
 DISC SIX: I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free by Nina Simone
 DISC SEVEN: Nnekata by Flavour N'abania
 DISC EIGHT: My Girl by Otis Redding

BOOK CHOICE: Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama
 LUXURY ITEM: A trampoline
 CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free by Nina Simone

Presenter: Lauren Laverne
 Producer: Cathy Drysdale