Desert Island Discs by BBC Radio 4

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

Category: Society & Culture

688
- Sonia Boyce, artist

Sun, 26 Mar 2023
687
- Jenny Beavan, costume designer

Sun, 19 Mar 2023
686
- David Sedaris, writer

Sun, 12 Mar 2023
685
- Lesley Manville, actor

Sun, 05 Mar 2023
684
- Professor Corinne Le Quéré, climate scientist

Sun, 26 Feb 2023
683
- Michael Pollan, writer

Sun, 19 Feb 2023
682
- Gabby Logan, broadcaster

Sun, 12 Feb 2023
681
- Sir Malcolm Walker, retailer

Sun, 05 Feb 2023
680
- Kirsty Young, broadcaster

Sun, 22 Jan 2023
679
- Steven Spielberg, director

Sun, 15 Jan 2023
678
- Cate Blanchett, actor

Sun, 08 Jan 2023
677
- Edward Enninful, editor

Sun, 01 Jan 2023
676
- Baz Luhrmann, director

Sun, 25 Dec 2022
675
- Barry Hearn, sports promoter

Sun, 18 Dec 2022
674
- Professor Jean Golding, epidemiologist

Sun, 11 Dec 2022
673
- Richard E Grant, actor

Sun, 04 Dec 2022
672
- Professor Angela Gallop, forensic scientist

Sun, 27 Nov 2022
671
- Rick Rubin, music producer

Sun, 20 Nov 2022
670
- Maxine Peake, actor

Sun, 13 Nov 2022
669
- Kevin Sinfield, rugby player

Sun, 06 Nov 2022
668
- Dr Waheed Arian, doctor

Sun, 30 Oct 2022
667
- Jay Blades, presenter and furniture restorer

Sun, 23 Oct 2022
666
- Sue Barker, presenter and tennis player

Sun, 16 Oct 2022
662
- Classic Desert Island Discs - Andrea Levy

Sun, 09 Oct 2022
661
- Classic Desert Island Discs - Stephen Graham

Sun, 02 Oct 2022
660
- Classic Desert Island Discs - Raymond Briggs

Sun, 25 Sep 2022
659
- Classic Desert Island Discs - Kay Mellor

Sun, 18 Sep 2022
658
- Classic Desert Island Discs - Baroness Sue Campbell

Sun, 11 Sep 2022
657
- John Legend, musician

Sat, 03 Sep 2022
656
- Clare Smyth, chef

Sun, 28 Aug 2022
655
- Kate Moss, model

Sun, 21 Aug 2022
654
- Kate Ewart-Biggs, Deputy Chief Executive, British Council

Sat, 13 Aug 2022
653
- Andrew Ramroop, tailor

Sat, 06 Aug 2022
652
- Adele, singer and songwriter

Sun, 31 Jul 2022
651
- Bono, singer and songwriter

Sun, 24 Jul 2022
650
- Rita Tushingham, actor

Sun, 17 Jul 2022
649
- Frances O'Grady, General Secretary of the TUC

Sun, 10 Jul 2022
648
- Jon Ronson, writer and broadcaster

Sun, 03 Jul 2022
647
- David Harewood, actor and presenter

Sun, 26 Jun 2022
646
- Ellie Simmonds, swimmer

Sat, 18 Jun 2022
645
- Bradley Walsh, presenter and actor

Sun, 12 Jun 2022
644
- Fiona Hill, foreign affairs specialist

Sun, 05 Jun 2022
639
- Desert Island Discoveries - Lauren Laverne and Vick Hope

Sun, 29 May 2022
638
- Classic Desert Island Discs - George Michael

Sun, 22 May 2022
637
- Classic Desert Island Discs - Maya Angelou

Sun, 15 May 2022
636
- Classic Desert Island Discs - June Brown

Tue, 10 May 2022
635
- Classic Desert Island Discs - Jens Stoltenberg

Sun, 01 May 2022
634
- Winnie Byanyima, executive director of Unaids

Sun, 24 Apr 2022
633
- Alan Cumming, actor

Sun, 17 Apr 2022
632
- Robert Plant, singer and songwriter

Sun, 10 Apr 2022

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