Desert Island Discs
Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.
Notable Guests
Episodes (2024)
Guli Francis-Dehqani, Church of England Bishop
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Graham Nash, musician
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Delia Smith, CH, CBE, cookery writer and broadcaster
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Greta Gerwig, writer and director
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Shirley Ballas, dance judge
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Marina Abramović, performance artist
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Dr Nicola Fox, head of science at Nasa
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Pia Sinha, Director Prison Reform Trust
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Peter White, broadcaster
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Lea Salonga, singer and actor
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Professor Dame Lesley Regan, obstetrician and gynaecologist
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Patrick Grant, designer and broadcaster
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Dame Donna Langley, film studio executive
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Greg Jackson, entrepreneur
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Katherine Ryan, comedian
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Lucinda Russell, horse trainer
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Adrian Edmondson, actor, writer
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Shirley Collins, folk singer
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Toto Wolff, Formula 1 executive
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Simon Woolley, crossbench peer
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Jill Scott, footballer
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Peter Doig, artist
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Stanley Tucci, actor
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Kate Mosse, writer
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Adam Kay, writer
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Claudia Rankine, poet
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Jeremy Bowen, journalist
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Ronnie O'Sullivan, snooker player
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Professor Sharon Peacock, scientist
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Simon Pegg, actor
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Professor Peter Hennessy, historian
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Dara Ó Briain, comedian and television presenter
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Liz Carr, actor and activist
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Amanda Blanc, businesswoman
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Robert Webb, comedian
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Sonia Boyce, artist
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Jenny Beavan, costume designer
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David Sedaris, writer
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Professor Corinne Le Quéré, climate scientist
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Michael Pollan, writer
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Gabby Logan, broadcaster
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Lesley Manville, actor
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Sir Malcolm Walker, retailer
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Kirsty Young, broadcaster
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Cate Blanchett, actor
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Edward Enninful, editor
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Baz Luhrmann, director
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Barry Hearn, sports promoter
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Steven Spielberg, director
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Professor Jean Golding, epidemiologist
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