Professor Monica McWilliams, social scientist
Professor Monica McWilliams chooses the eight tracks, book and luxury item that she would want with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.
Professor Monica McWilliams is an academic, peace campaigner and former politician.
In 1996, she was the co-founder of the Northern Ireland Women鈥檚 Coalition political party and was elected to a seat at the Multi-Party Peace Negotiations, which led to the Belfast (Good Friday) Peace Agreement in 1998.
She served as a member of the Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly from 1998-2003 and was the Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission from 2005-2011.
She continues her academic research into domestic violence and is Emeritus Professor in the Transitional Justice Institute at Ulster University. She also specialises in conflict resolution and working with women who are in conflict situations. Alongside her academic work and peace work she currently sits on the Independent Reporting Commission for Northern Ireland.
BOOK CHOICE: Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing Volumes 4 and 5 (known as the Women鈥檚 anthology)
LUXURY ITEM: A snorkel
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Il Postino by Luis Bacalov
Presenter: Lauren Laverne
Producer: Sarah Taylor
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Van Morrison
Days Like This
- Days Like This.
- Polydor.
- 1.
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Phil Coulter
The Town I Loved So Well
- The Greatest Irish Album Ever Made.
- Telstar.
- 10.
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Luis Bacalov
Il Postino (Titles)
- The Postman (Il Postino): Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
- Hollywood Records.
- 16.
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Carole King
You've Got a Friend
- Tapestry.
- Sony.
- 7.
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Joan Baez and Mimi Fari帽a
Bread and Roses
- Bread and Roses Festival of Music.
- Fantasy.
- 1.
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Teal Choir
Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
- South Africa: Gospel According To Earthworks.
- Earth Works.
- 17.
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Mark Ronson
Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)
- Uptown Special.
- RCA.
- 4.
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脡dith Piaf
Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien
- The Very Best of Edith Piaf.
- EMI.
- 15.
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