This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is the Rt Hon. William Hague, MP for Richmond. He talks about his childhood in Yorkshire, his rapid rise within the Conservative party and his aspirations now that he is no longer the party's leader.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: Enigma Variation No. 9 - Nimrod by Edward Elgar
Book: The Master of the Senate - the Years of Lyndon Johnson (3rd Volume) by Robert Caro
Luxury: Dojo