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)
Professor Dame Pamela Shaw
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Emma Grede, businesswoman
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Sir Roger Deakins, cinematographer
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Shania Twain, musician
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Paul Farmer, charity leader
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Professor Liz Morris, glaciologist
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Norman Cook, DJ and musician
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Jo Nesbø, writer
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Anna Maxwell Martin, actor
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Peter Layton, artist
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Guy Martin, presenter and former motorcycle racer
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Emily Watson, actor
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Gary O'Donoghue, journalist
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David Morrissey, actor
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Classic Desert Island Discs - Thom Yorke
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Classic Desert Island Discs - Dr Jane Goodall
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Si King, cook
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Sara Pascoe, comedian and writer
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Professor Stephen Westaby, surgeon and writer
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Jessie Buckley, actor
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Dwayne Fields, explorer
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Roula Khalaf, journalist
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Richard Young, photographer
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Tahra Zafar, costume and effects designer
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Professor Michele Dougherty, scientist
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Kemi Badenoch MP, leader of the opposition
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Adeel Akhtar, actor
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Jesse Armstrong, writer
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Jojo Moyes, writer
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Kate Winslet, actor
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Lee Child, writer
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Margaret Atwood, writer
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Gordon Buchanan, cameraman and presenter
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Sir Salman Rushdie, writer
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Computer Scientist
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Sally Mann, photographer and writer
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Lorraine Kelly, broadcaster
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Lennie James, actor
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Mary Greenwell, makeup artist
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Ronnie Wood, musician
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Angela Harding, artist
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Michael Sheen, actor
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Maggie Alphonsi, broadcaster and former rugby player
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Professor Dame Carol Robinson, scientist
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Harry Hill, comedian
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Monica Dolan, actor
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Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
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Ash Atalla, producer
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Carol Klein, gardener
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Sir Gregory Doran, director
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