Desert Island Discs

Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtra

Episodes

Total: 2016

Averil Mansfield is a retired vascular surgeon and was the first female Professor of Surgery in the

Baroness Floella Benjamin DBE is a Trinidadian-British broadcaster, writer and politician. She becam

Samantha Morton, actor

2020/10/4

Samantha Morton is an actor and director. She has appeared in films directed by Woody Allen and Stev

Yusuf Cat Stevens is a singer-songwriter who first enjoyed success more than 50 years ago. He was b

Bernardine Evaristo won the Booker Prize in 2019 for her novel, Girl, Woman, Other. She is Professor

Your Desert Island Discs

2020/8/11

Listeners choose the music that has been special to them during the weeks of lockdown. With Jane Mo

Maria Balshaw is the Director of Tate, overseeing four major art galleries: Tate Britain, Tate Liver

Steve Backshall is an explorer, naturalist and broadcaster. His BAFTA-winning programmes bring vie

Sharon Horgan is a writer, actor and producer best known for co-writing and co-starring in the Chann

Annie Nightingale, DJ

2020/7/19

Annie Nightingale was BBC Radio 1’s first female presenter and is its longest-serving DJ, celebratin

Jens Stoltenberg is the Secretary General of NATO and a former Prime Minister of Norway. Although he

Helen Fielding, author

2020/7/5

Helen Fielding, writer and journalist, is best known for creating Bridget Jones, who first appeared

Helen McCrory, actress

2020/6/28

Helen McCrory shares the eight tracks, book and luxury she would want to take with her if cast away

Racehorse trainer Mark Johnston is a lynchpin of British flat racing. In August 2018 - when 20-1 sh

Joe Wicks, professionally known as The Body Coach, is a fitness and nutrition coach. Since the lockd

Martin Lewis is a financial journalist, campaigner and broadcaster. His high-profile campaigns on ba

Elizabeth Anionwu is a retired nurse, campaigner and Emeritus Professor of Nursing at the University

Charles Hazlewood is a conductor and the founder of Paraorchestra, the world's first professional en

Sinead Burke is a disability rights activist and teacher. She has combined her love of education and

Simon Armitage was appointed Poet Laureate in 2019. His poems celebrate the everyday and the ordina