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Rob Delaney is a comedian, writer and actor who is best known for the television series Catastrophe, which he co-wrote and co-starred in alongside Sharon Horgan. He has also appeared in Hollywood blockbusters including Deadpool and Mission Impossible.

Rob was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Marblehead on the north shore. He studied for a degree in Musical Theatre at New York University鈥檚 Tisch School of the Arts and began writing comedy material after he graduated. In 2014, he moved to London to co-write and shoot the first series of Catastrophe and has been in the UK ever since. The series won Rob and Sharon a BAFTA and a Royal Television Society Award for comedy writing.

In 2016 Rob鈥檚 one-year-old son Henry was diagnosed with a brain tumour and after undergoing surgery and intense treatment Henry died in 2018. In the throes of his grief Rob wrote his best-selling book A Heart That Works which was a tribute to his son, his family and the NHS.

Rob lives in north London with his wife and three sons.

DISC ONE: Galician Overture - The Chieftains
DISC TWO: This Is To Mother You - Sin茅ad O鈥機onnor
DISC THREE: Chopin, Nocturne No 11 in G minor. Composed by Fr茅d茅ric Chopin and performed by Maurizio Pollini (piano)
DISC FOUR: Bluer Than Midnight - The The
DISC FIVE: Hey - Pixies
DISC SIX: Fire in the Hole - Steely Dan
DISC SEVEN: Plainclothes Man - Heatmiser
DISC EIGHT: Rock Lobster - The B-52s

BOOK CHOICE: The Collected Works of Alice Munro
LUXURY ITEM: A piano
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: This Is To Mother You - Sin茅ad O鈥機onnor

Presenter Lauren Laverne
Producer Paula McGinley