How many episodes does Desert Island Discs have?

Desert Island Discs has 2024 episodes.

What topics does Desert Island Discs cover?

Desert Island Discs covers topics including: society, culture, personal, journals, music, commentary.

Desert Island Discs

BBC Radio 4

EN2024 episodes

societyculturepersonaljournalsmusiccommentary

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 Beethoven3×

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3×

James Boswell2×

Terry Wogan2×

Steve Davis2×

Professor Brian Cox2×

David Attenborough2×

Stephen Sondheim2×

Martin Gilbert2×

Episodes (2024)

Marlon James, writer

Desert Island Discs

Mar 17, 201944:23pending

Dame Esther Rantzen, broadcaster and campaigner

Desert Island Discs

Mar 10, 201949:15pending

Trevor Sorbie, hairdresser

Desert Island Discs

Mar 3, 201936:40pending

Margaret MacMillan, historian

Desert Island Discs

Feb 24, 201939:13pending

Ann Cleeves, writer

Desert Island Discs

Feb 17, 201937:45pending

Cressida Dick, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police

Desert Island Discs

Feb 10, 201940:38pending

Bob Mortimer, comedian

Desert Island Discs

Feb 3, 201946:58pending

Wendy Cope, poet

Desert Island Discs

Jan 27, 201940:09pending

James Rebanks, shepherd and writer

Desert Island Discs

Jan 20, 201949:24pending

Ruth Jones, actor and writer

Desert Island Discs

Jan 13, 201935:20pending

Jeremy Deller, artist

Desert Island Discs

Jan 6, 201936:54pending

Alan Carr, comedian

Desert Island Discs

Dec 23, 201852:19pending

Hella Pick, journalist

Desert Island Discs

Dec 19, 201839:32pending

Mariana Mazzucato, economist

Desert Island Discs

Dec 16, 201836:40pending

Gary Barlow, singer-songwriter

Desert Island Discs

Dec 9, 201858:56pending

Tom Kerridge, chef

Desert Island Discs

Dec 2, 201845:18pending

Kate Atkinson, novelist

Desert Island Discs

Nov 25, 201847:48pending

Tracey Thorn, musican and writer

Desert Island Discs

Nov 18, 201853:26pending

Vanley Burke, photographer

Desert Island Discs

Nov 4, 201839:55pending

Jacqueline Gold

Desert Island Discs

Oct 28, 201837:50pending

Venki Ramakrishnan

Desert Island Discs

Oct 21, 201840:06pending

Nile Rodgers

Desert Island Discs

Oct 14, 201858:40pending

Thea Musgrave

Desert Island Discs

Oct 7, 201839:56pending

Tom Daley

Desert Island Discs

Sep 30, 201852:02pending

Henry Marsh

Desert Island Discs

Sep 23, 201836:28pending

Danielle de Niese

Desert Island Discs

Sep 16, 201836:30pending

Pam Ayres

Desert Island Discs

Aug 5, 201838:00pending

Marianne Elliott

Desert Island Discs

Jul 29, 201834:40pending

Baroness Newlove

Desert Island Discs

Jul 22, 201835:06pending

Billie Jean King

Desert Island Discs

Jul 15, 201857:52pending

Philip Treacy

Desert Island Discs

Jul 8, 201842:00pending

Guy Singh-Watson

Desert Island Discs

Jul 1, 201838:42pending

Martina Cole

Desert Island Discs

Jun 24, 201837:29pending

John Motson

Desert Island Discs

Jun 17, 201851:45pending

Professor Carlos Frenk

Desert Island Discs

Jun 10, 201840:19pending

Gillian Reynolds

Desert Island Discs

Jun 3, 201840:30pending

David Baddiel

Desert Island Discs

May 27, 201848:16pending

Dr Sue Black

Desert Island Discs

May 20, 201838:25pending

Sir Peter Lampl

Desert Island Discs

May 13, 201838:38pending

Abi Morgan

Desert Island Discs

May 6, 201837:50pending

Anne-Marie Duff

Desert Island Discs

Mar 25, 201834:38pending

David Byrne

Desert Island Discs

Mar 18, 201834:54pending

John Gray

Desert Island Discs

Mar 11, 201836:42pending

Matt Smith

Desert Island Discs

Mar 4, 201846:53pending

Dame Minouche Shafik

Desert Island Discs

Feb 25, 201835:42pending

Christopher Nolan

Desert Island Discs

Feb 18, 201836:07pending

Chi-chi Nwanoku

Desert Island Discs

Feb 11, 201837:30pending

Jack Whitehall

Desert Island Discs

Feb 4, 201834:21pending

Garry Kasparov

Desert Island Discs

Jan 28, 201835:12pending

Christina Lamb

Desert Island Discs

Jan 22, 201835:09pending

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