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Desert Island Discs

BBC Radio 4

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Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

Notable Guests

DDavid Mitchell3×Ludwig van BeethovenLudwig van Beethoven3×Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart3×James BoswellJames Boswell2×Terry WoganTerry Wogan2×Steve DavisSteve Davis2×Professor Brian CoxProfessor Brian Cox2×David AttenboroughDavid Attenborough2×Stephen SondheimStephen Sondheim2×Martin GilbertMartin Gilbert2×

Episodes (2024)

Norma Percy, film-maker

Desert Island Discs

Jul 20, 202551:06pending

Lord Alf Dubs, politician and campaigner

Desert Island Discs

Jul 13, 202552:38pending

Professor Lucy Easthope, emergency planner

Desert Island Discs

Jul 5, 202551:36pending

Romesh Ranganathan, comedian and broadcaster

Desert Island Discs

Jun 29, 202550:23pending

Abdulrazak Gurnah, writer

Desert Island Discs

Jun 22, 202551:17pending

Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu, scientist

Desert Island Discs

Jun 15, 202550:58pending

Danny Dyer, actor

Desert Island Discs

Jun 8, 202549:54pending

Lindsey Hilsum, journalist

Desert Island Discs

Apr 27, 202550:59pending

Donna Ockenden, midwife

Desert Island Discs

Apr 20, 202550:58pending

Professor Carl Jones, conservation biologist

Desert Island Discs

Apr 13, 202552:52pending

Cyndi Lauper, singer-songwriter

Desert Island Discs

Apr 6, 202549:15pending

William Boyd, writer

Desert Island Discs

Mar 30, 202550:52pending

Sir Jony Ive, designer

Desert Island Discs

Mar 23, 202551:41pending

Mina Smallman, activist

Desert Island Discs

Mar 16, 202550:55pending

Stephen Mangan

Desert Island Discs

Mar 9, 202550:40pending

Nemone Lethbridge, lawyer and writer

Desert Island Discs

Mar 2, 202550:59pending

Nick Cave, singer and writer

Desert Island Discs

Feb 23, 202548:58pending

Harriet Wistrich, lawyer

Desert Island Discs

Feb 16, 202550:54pending

Laurie Anderson, artist

Desert Island Discs

Feb 9, 202549:52pending

Mark-Anthony Turnage, composer

Desert Island Discs

Feb 2, 202552:14pending

Marianela Núñez, ballerina

Desert Island Discs

Jan 26, 202550:33pending

Gareth Southgate OBE, football manager

Desert Island Discs

Jan 19, 202550:54pending

Cher, singer and actor

Desert Island Discs

Jan 12, 202548:56pending

Ebony Rainford-Brent, former England cricketer

Desert Island Discs

Jan 5, 202550:03pending

Mark Steel, comedian

Desert Island Discs

Dec 29, 202450:17pending

Steven Knight, writer

Desert Island Discs

Sep 7, 202450:03pending

Mark Knopfler, musician

Desert Island Discs

Aug 31, 202448:04pending

Sarah Raven, gardener and writer

Desert Island Discs

Aug 25, 202451:51pending

David Nicholls, writer

Desert Island Discs

Aug 17, 202449:46pending

Errollyn Wallen, composer

Desert Island Discs

Aug 11, 202452:23pending

Rob Delaney, actor and comedian

Desert Island Discs

Aug 4, 202450:16pending

Professor Patricia Wiltshire, forensic scientist

Desert Island Discs

Jul 28, 202451:48pending

Anthony Joshua, boxer

Desert Island Discs

Jul 20, 202451:47pending

Clive Myrie, journalist

Desert Island Discs

Jul 14, 202452:05pending

Shirine Khoury-Haq, businesswoman

Desert Island Discs

Jul 7, 202449:42pending

Rebel Wilson, actor

Desert Island Discs

Jun 30, 202448:36pending

John Boyne, writer

Desert Island Discs

Jun 22, 202451:31pending

Dame Sarah Storey, athlete

Desert Island Discs

Jun 15, 202450:33pending

Greg Davies, comedian

Desert Island Discs

Jun 9, 202449:38pending

Professor Tim Spector, scientist

Desert Island Discs

Apr 27, 202449:17pending

Professor Alice Roberts, scientist and broadcaster

Desert Island Discs

Apr 21, 202436:56pending

Jenny Sealey, theatre director

Desert Island Discs

Apr 13, 202434:47pending

James Graham, playwright

Desert Island Discs

Apr 7, 202450:35pending

Rita Rae, Lady Rae, lawyer and judge

Desert Island Discs

Mar 31, 202438:15pending

Sandy Powell, costume designer

Desert Island Discs

Mar 24, 202436:04pending

Clive Oppenheimer, volcanologist

Desert Island Discs

Mar 17, 202438:02pending

Cillian Murphy, actor

Desert Island Discs

Mar 10, 202435:47pending

Val Wilmer, writer and photographer

Desert Island Discs

Mar 3, 202438:32pending

Jamie Dornan, actor

Desert Island Discs

Feb 25, 202436:23pending

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cellist

Desert Island Discs

Feb 18, 202437:55pending
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