Editing Ellen MacArthur (section)

== Popular culture ==
In 2009 MacArthur appeared on BBC Radio 4's ''[[Desert Island Discs]]''. Her chosen book was ''[[The SAS Survival Handbook]]'' by [[Lofty Wiseman|John "Lofty" Wiseman]] and her luxury item was a fluffy worm mascot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00mz6jq|title=BBC Radio 4 – Desert Island Discs, Dame Ellen MacArthur |publisher=BBC |language=en-GB|access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref>

MacArthur was also the last record holder on [[Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car]] on the BBC's ''[[Top Gear (current format)|Top Gear]]'' television driving programme until the eighth series, when the car and rules were changed, and previous records were removed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/liana_laps.shtml |title=Old Top Gear Celebrity Laps |publisher=BBC |date=20 October 2008 |access-date=28 October 2009}}</ref> The competition was a timed lap of a racetrack in a [[Suzuki Liana]]. She completed the lap in 1 minute 46.7 seconds, beating [[Jimmy Carr]] by 0.2 seconds. MacArthur won ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'''s Fastest Driver of the Year award in 2005.

She also took part in 2011 TV series ''[[Jamie's Dream School]]''.

There is a display about MacArthur at the Wirksworth Heritage Centre, Derbyshire.