Norman Cook, DJ and musician
Norman Cook, DJ and musician, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lau...
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Desert Island Discs
Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Kirsty Young invites her guests to share the soundtrack of their lives.
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20 of 2,010 episodesJo Nesbø, writer
Jo Nesbø is a writer, known as the king of 'Nordic Noir'. His internationally bestselling crime thrillers following the exploits of detectiv...
Anna Maxwell Martin, actor
Anna Maxwell Martin is an award-winning actor whose versatility is evident from the breadth of parts she has played in popular television pr...
Peter Layton, artist
Peter Layton is a pioneering British glass artist and the founder of London Glassblowing, one of the most influential glass studios and gall...
Guy Martin, presenter and former motorcycle racer
Guy Martin is a television presenter, mechanic and former motorcycle racer. During his career he achieved 17 podium finishes at the Isle of...
Emily Watson, actor
Emily Watson is an award-winning actor, widely regarded as one of the finest character actors of her generation. She began her career on sta...
Gary O'Donoghue, journalist
Journalist Gary O’Donoghue is the Chief North America Correspondent for BBC News. Last year his coverage of the 2024 assassination attempt o...
David Morrissey, actor
David Morrissey is an actor who grew up in Liverpool. His screen work ranges from playing a ruthless survivor of the zombie apocalypse in Th...
Classic Desert Island Discs - Whoopi Goldberg
Kirsty Young talks to the actor and comedian Whoopi Goldberg in a programme first broadcast in 2009.
Classic Desert Island Discs - Dr Jane Goodall
Sue Lawley talks to the primatologist Dr Jane Goodall in a programme first broadcast in 2000. Jane Goodall died in October 2025, at the age...
Si King, cook
Si King is a broadcaster and cook, best known as one half of the duo The Hairy Bikers. Together with his onscreen cooking partner and real-l...
Sara Pascoe, comedian and writer
Sara Pascoe is a comedian and writer who has appeared on programmes including QI, Taskmaster and the Great British Sewing Bee. She is also a...
Professor Stephen Westaby, surgeon and writer
Professor Stephen Westaby is a former heart surgeon and writer. During his career he performed over 11,000 operations and pioneered the use...
Jessie Buckley, actor
Jessie Buckley is an actor and singer. She recently won a BAFTA and a Golden Globe Award for her critically acclaimed role playing Shakespea...
Dwayne Fields, explorer
Dwayne Fields is an explorer and broadcaster who was appointed the UK’s Chief Scout in 2024. He is the first black Briton to reach the Magne...
Roula Khalaf, journalist
Roula Khalaf is a journalist and the first woman to serve as editor of the Financial Times in its 138‑year history. She joined the paper in...
Richard Young, photographer
Richard Young is a photographer who was once known as the “king of the paparazzi”. His portfolio is a who’s who of some of the biggest stars...
Tahra Zafar, costume and effects designer
Tahra Zafar is a costume and creature effects designer. She designed the Paddington Bear puppet featured in the hit West End production Padd...
Professor Michele Dougherty, scientist
Professor Michele Dougherty is President of the Institute of Physics and Professor of Space Physics at Imperial College London. She was appo...
Kemi Badenoch MP, leader of the opposition
Kemi Badenoch is the Conservative MP for North West Essex and the Leader of the Opposition. Since winning her seat in 2017, she has held cab...