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Edward Enninful is the editor-in-chief of British Vogue and the editorial director of Vogue in Europe.

Edward was born in the port city of Takoradi in Ghana in 1972. His father was a major in the Ghanaian army and, following a period of political instability, the family fled the country and settled in London.

Edward\\u2019s interest in fashion dates back to his childhood in Ghana when he watched his seamstress mother at work making dresses for clients including the President\\u2019s wife. As a teenager in London he was spotted by the stylist Simon Foxton and began modelling for the irreverent fashion magazine i-D. At 18 Edward became the magazine\\u2019s fashion director, the youngest person ever to hold this post at an international fashion title.

In 2017 Edward became editor-in-chief of British Vogue and since his appointment he has championed inclusivity and diversity. His cover stars have included Rihanna, Oprah Winfrey and he recently featured the first man \\u2013 actor Timoth\\xe9e Chalamet. Edward was awarded an OBE for services to diversity in the fashion industry in 2016. He married his partner Alec Maxwell this year and they live in London with their dog Ru.

DISC ONE: Kyenkyen Bi Adi Mawu by Alhaji K Frimpong\\nDISC TWO: Song to the Siren by This Mortal Coil \\nDISC THREE: Strange Fruit by Nina Simone \\nDISC FOUR: Back to Life by Soul II Soul \\nDISC FIVE: Ex-Factor by Lauryn Hill \\nDISC SIX: Stars of Track & Field by Belle and Sebastian \\nDISC SEVEN: Peru by Fireboy DML & Ed Sheeran \\nDISC EIGHT: Love Without Tragedy/Mother Mary by Rihanna

BOOK CHOICE: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson \\nLUXURY ITEM: A pair of embroidered slippers \\nCASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Strange Fruit by Nina Simone

Presenter Lauren Laverne\\nProducer Paula McGinley