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Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtra
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Total: 2007
Marianela Núñez, ballerina
4d ago
50:33
7 chapters
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Marianela Núñez is a Principal dancer of the Royal Ballet and Opera. Born in Argentina in 1982, Mari
Gareth Southgate OBE, football manager
2025/1/19
50:54
7 chapters
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Gareth Southgate OBE is the most successful England men’s football manger in the modern game. He h
Cher, singer and actor
2025/1/12
48:56
1 chapters
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Cher has been a global star for over six decades. Her career has spanned music, television and film
Ebony Rainford-Brent, former England cricketer
2025/1/5
50:03
3 chapters
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Former cricketer Ebony Rainford-Brent is the first Black woman to play for England and she was part
Mark Steel, comedian
2024/12/29
50:17
6 chapters
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Mark Steel is a writer, comedian and radio presenter. His performing career began as a poet in the
Classic Desert Island Discs - Baroness Hale
2024/12/22
38:15
8 chapters
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Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond, is a former judge who served as the first female president o
Classic Desert Island Discs - Simon Reeve
2024/12/15
35:28
9 chapters
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Simon Reeve is a broadcaster and writer best known for his TV documentaries which combine travel and
Classic Desert Island Discs - Ian Wright
2024/12/8
44:17
8 chapters
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Lauren Laverne talks to Ian Wright in an episode first broadcast in 2020.Ian Wright is a former prof
Classic Desert Island Discs - Dr Nicola Fox
2024/12/1
36:02
4 chapters
Transcript
Lauren Laverne talks to Dr Nicola Fox in a programme first broadcast in 2023. Dr Nicky Fox is only t
Classic Desert Island Discs - Steven Spielberg
2024/11/24
36:18
1 chapters
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Steven Spielberg is the most successful director of his generation and the highest-grossing director
Steven Knight, writer
2024/9/7
50:03
1 chapters
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Steven Knight CBE is a screenwriter, producer, and director for film and television. He is best kn
Mark Knopfler, musician
2024/8/31
48:04
3 chapters
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Mark Knopfler OBE is one of the UK’s most successful rock musicians and composers. He co-founded
Sarah Raven, gardener and writer
2024/8/25
51:51
3 chapters
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Sarah Raven is one of Britain’s best known gardeners. Since her debut book, The Cutting Garden in 19
David Nicholls, writer
2024/8/17
49:46
1 chapters
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The writer David Nicholls is best known for his 2009 novel One Day which has sold 6 million copies,
Errollyn Wallen, composer
2024/8/11
52:23
5 chapters
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Errollyn Wallen is one of the world’s most performed living composers. Her work, which includes 22
Rob Delaney, actor and comedian
2024/8/4
50:16
Rob Delaney is a comedian, writer and actor who is best known for the television series Catastrophe,
Professor Patricia Wiltshire, forensic scientist
2024/7/28
51:48
Professor Patricia Wiltshire is a forensic ecologist who specialises in palynology – the study of po
Anthony Joshua, boxer
2024/7/20
51:47
Anthony Joshua MBE is a British heavyweight boxer, Olympic gold medallist and two-time former unifie
Clive Myrie, journalist
2024/7/14
52:05
Clive Myrie is an award-winning journalist and news presenter who is one of the BBC’s most experienc
Shirine Khoury-Haq, businesswoman
2024/7/7
49:42
Shirine Khoury-Haq is the chief executive officer of the Co-op Group – the first female chief execut
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