Desert Island Discs

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

Episodes

Total: 2004

Baroness Newlove

2018/7/22

Baroness Newlove is the Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales. She became a campaigner after h

Billie Jean King

2018/7/15

Billie Jean King won 39 Grand Slams and a total of 20 Wimbledon titles and is regarded as one of the

Philip Treacy

2018/7/8

Philip Treacy is one of the most prolific and acclaimed hat designers working in the UK. His work wa

Guy Singh-Watson

2018/7/1

Guy Singh-Watson is an organic farmer and founder of Riverford, a major British supplier of organic

Martina Cole

2018/6/24

Martina Cole is a British crime writer, known to her fans as the Queen of Crime. Martina has written

John Motson

2018/6/17

John Walker Motson, OBE, also known as Motty, has been commentating on football since 1971. He cover

Professor Carlos Frenk

2018/6/10

Professor Carlos Frenk is a cosmologist and one of the originators of the Cold Dark Matter theory fo

Gillian Reynolds

2018/6/3

Gillian Reynolds spent 42 years as the radio critic of the Daily Telegraph before she was headhunted

David Baddiel

2018/5/27

David Baddiel is a comedian and writer. Known both for his solo work and for his comedic collaborati

Dr Sue Black

2018/5/20

Dr. Sue Black is a computer scientist, academic and social entrepreneur. She was instrumental in sav

Sir Peter Lampl

2018/5/13

Sir Peter Lampl is a philanthropist who has given over £50 million and worked for 20 years to combat

Abi Morgan

2018/5/6

Abi Morgan is a screenwriter and playwright best known for TV dramas The Hour, River and The Split a

Anne-Marie Duff

2018/3/25

Anne-Marie Duff is a stage and screen actor.Born in 1970 to Irish parents, she grew up in a working

David Byrne

2018/3/18

David Byrne was a founding member of the band Talking Heads. Born in Dumbarton, Scotland, he emigrat

John Gray

2018/3/11

John Gray is a philosopher. His academic career included professorships at Oxford University and the

Matt Smith

2018/3/4

Matt Smith is best known as the eleventh Timelord in the BBC One series, Doctor Who. At 26, he becam

Dame Minouche Shafik

2018/2/25

Dame Minouche Shafik is the director of the London School of Economics and a former Deputy Governor

Christopher Nolan

2018/2/18

Christopher Nolan is best known for reviving the Batman film franchise and for directing the blockbu

Chi-chi Nwanoku

2018/2/11

Chi-chi Nwanoku is a double bass player and founder of Europe's first professional majority black an

Jack Whitehall

2018/2/4

Jack Whitehall, stand-up comedian, actor, sit-com writer and producer is Kirsty Young's castaway.He