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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.

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50 episodes

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May 18, 2025 37:53 Playback unavailable for this episode

Classic Desert Island Discs - Colm Toibin

May 25, 2025 35:13 Playback unavailable for this episode

Classic Desert Island Discs - Dame Joan Plowright

Jun 1, 2025 35:41 Playback unavailable for this episode

Classic Desert Island Discs - Jack Thorne

Jun 8, 2025 49:54 Playback unavailable for this episode

Danny Dyer, actor

Jun 15, 2025 50:58 Playback unavailable for this episode

Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu, scientist

Jun 22, 2025 51:17 Playback unavailable for this episode

Abdulrazak Gurnah, writer

Jun 29, 2025 50:23 Playback unavailable for this episode

Romesh Ranganathan, comedian and broadcaster

Jul 5, 2025 51:36 Playback unavailable for this episode

Professor Lucy Easthope, emergency planner

Jul 13, 2025 52:38 Playback unavailable for this episode

Lord Alf Dubs, politician and campaigner

Jul 20, 2025 51:06 Playback unavailable for this episode

Norma Percy, film-maker

Jul 26, 2025 53:01 Playback unavailable for this episode

Sir Gregory Doran, director

Aug 2, 2025 50:47 Playback unavailable for this episode

Carol Klein, gardener

Aug 10, 2025 50:03 Playback unavailable for this episode

Ash Atalla, producer

Aug 16, 2025 51:19 Playback unavailable for this episode

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

Aug 23, 2025 50:58 Playback unavailable for this episode

Monica Dolan, actor

Aug 31, 2025 50:48 Playback unavailable for this episode

Harry Hill, comedian

Sep 7, 2025 50:20 Playback unavailable for this episode

Professor Dame Carol Robinson, scientist

Sep 14, 2025 49:21 Playback unavailable for this episode

Maggie Alphonsi, broadcaster and former rugby player

Sep 22, 2025 5:54 Playback unavailable for this episode

Ian Wright on his inspirational teacher

Sep 23, 2025 3:12 Playback unavailable for this episode

Jilly Cooper on the secret to a successful marriage

Sep 24, 2025 4:33 Playback unavailable for this episode

Malala on campaigning for equal access to education

Sep 25, 2025 4:00 Playback unavailable for this episode

Val McDermid on her childhood love of libraries

Sep 26, 2025 5:35 Playback unavailable for this episode

Tom Hanks on loneliness

Sep 29, 2025 3:37 Playback unavailable for this episode

Ruth Jones on her start in acting

Sep 30, 2025 2:58 Playback unavailable for this episode

Ade Adepitan on his first day at school

Oct 1, 2025 3:53 Playback unavailable for this episode

Davina McCall on addiction

Oct 2, 2025 3:29 Playback unavailable for this episode

George Michael on his accidental start in music

Oct 3, 2025 5:06 Playback unavailable for this episode

Dr Nicola Fox on the tragedy that changed her life

Oct 6, 2025 6:07 Playback unavailable for this episode

Adrian Edmondson on working with Rik Mayall

Oct 7, 2025 5:04 Playback unavailable for this episode

Jill Scott on her start in football

Oct 8, 2025 3:48 Playback unavailable for this episode

Lemn Sissay on his foster family

Oct 9, 2025 3:27 Playback unavailable for this episode

Professor Sue Black on the mysteries of the human body

Oct 10, 2025 2:19 Playback unavailable for this episode

Adele on her first record deal

Oct 13, 2025 3:46 Playback unavailable for this episode

Judi Dench on her childhood days in amateur dramatics

Oct 14, 2025 4:16 Playback unavailable for this episode

David Nott on working in war zones

Oct 15, 2025 4:50 Playback unavailable for this episode

Maya Angelou on the trauma that made her mute

Oct 16, 2025 3:38 Playback unavailable for this episode

David Beckham on his childhood love of football and fashion

Oct 17, 2025 3:37 Playback unavailable for this episode

Marian Keyes on writing

Oct 20, 2025 4:31 Playback unavailable for this episode

Dustin Hoffman on his father

Oct 21, 2025 2:55 Playback unavailable for this episode

David Attenborough on his connection to the natural world

Oct 22, 2025 4:23 Playback unavailable for this episode

Bryan Stevenson on race and criminal justice in America

Oct 23, 2025 3:42 Playback unavailable for this episode

Sarah Storey on her sporting dreams

Oct 24, 2025 3:23 Playback unavailable for this episode

Bruce Springsteen on the joy of dancing

Oct 26, 2025 51:25 Playback unavailable for this episode

Michael Sheen, actor

Nov 2, 2025 52:15 Playback unavailable for this episode

Angela Harding, artist

Nov 9, 2025 50:36 Playback unavailable for this episode

Ronnie Wood, musician

Nov 16, 2025 48:37 Playback unavailable for this episode

Mary Greenwell, makeup artist

Nov 23, 2025 51:32 Playback unavailable for this episode

Lennie James, actor

Nov 30, 2025 50:12 Playback unavailable for this episode

Lorraine Kelly, broadcaster

Dec 7, 2025 51:34 Playback unavailable for this episode

Sally Mann, photographer and writer

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