Desert Island Discs Podcast
Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.
Episodes to download
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Hella Pick, journalist
Fri 16 Nov 2018
Hella Pick, veteran journalist, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne
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Vanley Burke, photographer
Sun 4 Nov 2018
Vanley Burke, photographer, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne.
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Jacqueline Gold
Sun 28 Oct 2018
Jacqueline Gold, business woman, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne for Desert Island Discs.
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Venki Ramakrishnan
Sun 21 Oct 2018
Venki Ramakrishnan, scientist, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne for Desert Island Discs.
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Thea Musgrave
Sun 7 Oct 2018
Thea Musgrave, composer, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne for Desert Island Discs.
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Danielle de Niese
Sun 16 Sep 2018
Danielle de Niese, opera singer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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Pam Ayres
Sun 5 Aug 2018
Pam Ayres, poet and broadcaster, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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Marianne Elliott
Sun 29 Jul 2018
Marianne Elliott, theatre director, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs
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Baroness Newlove
Sun 22 Jul 2018
Baroness Newlove is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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Billie Jean King
Sun 15 Jul 2018
Billie Jean King is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs
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Philip Treacy
Sun 8 Jul 2018
Philip Treacy, milliner, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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Guy Singh-Watson
Sun 1 Jul 2018
Guy Singh-Watson, farmer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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Martina Cole
Sun 24 Jun 2018
Martina Cole, novelist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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John Motson
Sun 17 Jun 2018
John Motson, broadcaster, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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Professor Carlos Frenk
Sun 10 Jun 2018
Prof Carlos Frenk, cosmologist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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Gillian Reynolds
Sun 3 Jun 2018
Gillian Reynolds, radio critic, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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David Baddiel
Sun 27 May 2018
David Baddiel, comedian and writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs
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Dr Sue Black
Sun 20 May 2018
Dr Sue Black, computer scientist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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Sir Peter Lampl
Sun 13 May 2018
Sir Peter Lampl, philanthropist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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Anne-Marie Duff
Sun 25 Mar 2018
Anne-Marie Duff, actor, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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David Byrne
Sun 18 Mar 2018
David Byrne, musician, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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Matt Smith
Sun 4 Mar 2018
Matt Smith, actor, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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Dame Minouche Shafik
Sun 25 Feb 2018
Dame Minouche Shafik, economist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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Christopher Nolan
Sun 18 Feb 2018
Christopher Nolan, film director, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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Chi-chi Nwanoku
Sun 11 Feb 2018
Musician Chi-chi Nwanoku is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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