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Colonel Lucy Giles is an officer of the British Army鈥檚 Royal Logistic Corps and is currently President of the Army Officer Selection Board - the first woman to take on this role.

After attending her local comprehensive school in Wincanton, Somerset, she studied Biological Sciences at Exeter University where she joined the University Officers鈥� Training Corps, despite having no military background herself.

After what she calls a 鈥渞etrospective year out鈥�, she joined the last female-only company at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Royal Corps of Transport in 1992, which became the Royal Logistic Corps the following year.

Over a career spanning more than 25 years, she has served in over 20 countries including South Africa, Bosnia, East Timor and Sierra Leone. She was the first female Officer Commanding of 47 Air Despatch Squadron, enabling operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and in 2015 became the first woman Commander of New College, Sandhurst. She was promoted to the rank of colonel in 2018.

She is married to Brigadier Nick Post, and they have two children, Jess and Alex. In her spare time, she is a marathon runner.

DISC ONE: The Day That Never Comes by Metallica
DISC TWO: Heart-Shaped Box by Nirvana
DISC THREE: Pilate's Dream (from Jesus Christ Superstar) by Barry Dennen
DISC FOUR: Love Shack by The B-52鈥檚
DISC FIVE: Street Spirit (Fade Out) by Radiohead
DISC SIX: For those in Peril on the Sea, a special arrangement by Lieutenant Colonel Simon Haw MBE, performed by Band of the Coldstream Guards and members of the Guards鈥� Chapel Choir
DISC SEVEN: Fire by Kasabian
DISC EIGHT: Big in Japan by Alphaville

BOOK CHOICE: A book by Agatha Christie
LUXURY ITEM: A jigsaw puzzle
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: The Day That Never Comes by Metallica

Presenter Lauren Laverne
Producer Sarah Taylor