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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Classic Desert Island Discs - Annie Nightingale
Sun 7 Apr 2024
Lauren Laverne talks to the broadcaster Annie Nightingale in a programme from 2020.
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Professor Tim Spector, scientist
Sun 31 Mar 2024
Professor Tim Spector, scientist, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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Professor Alice Roberts, scientist and broadcaster
Sun 24 Mar 2024
Alice Roberts, scientist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Jenny Sealey, theatre director
Sun 17 Mar 2024
Jenny Sealey, theatre director, shares the soundtrack of her life. With Lauren Laverne.
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James Graham, playwright
Sun 10 Mar 2024
James Graham, playwright, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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Rita Rae, Lady Rae, lawyer and judge
Sun 3 Mar 2024
Rita Rae, Lady Rae, lawyer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Sandy Powell, costume designer
Sun 25 Feb 2024
Sandy Powell, costume designer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Clive Oppenheimer, volcanologist
Sun 18 Feb 2024
Clive Oppenheimer, volcanologist, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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Cillian Murphy, actor
Sun 11 Feb 2024
Cillian Murphy, actor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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Val Wilmer, writer and photographer
Sun 4 Feb 2024
Val Wilmer, writer and photographer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne
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Jamie Dornan, actor
Sun 28 Jan 2024
Jamie Dornan, actor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cellist
Sun 21 Jan 2024
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cellist, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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Guli Francis-Dehqani, Church of England Bishop
Sun 14 Jan 2024
Guli Francis-Dehqani, bishop, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Graham Nash, musician
Sun 7 Jan 2024
Graham Nash, musician, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren laverne.
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Delia Smith, CH, CBE, cookery writer and broadcaster
Christmas Eve 2023
Delia Smith, cookery writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Greta Gerwig, writer and director
Sun 17 Dec 2023
Greta Gerwig, writer and director, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Shirley Ballas, dance judge
Sun 10 Dec 2023
Shirley Ballas, dance judge, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Marina Abramović, performance artist
Sun 3 Dec 2023
Marina Abramović, artist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Dr Nicola Fox, head of science at Nasa
Sun 26 Nov 2023
Nicola Fox, Nasa's head of science, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Pia Sinha, Director Prison Reform Trust
Sun 19 Nov 2023
Pia Sinha, prison reformer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Peter White, broadcaster
Fri 17 Nov 2023
Peter White, broadcaster, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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Lea Salonga, singer and actor
Sun 5 Nov 2023
Lea Salonga, singer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Professor Dame Lesley Regan, obstetrician and gynaecologist
Sun 29 Oct 2023
Lesley Regan, gynaecologist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Patrick Grant, designer and broadcaster
Sun 22 Oct 2023
Patrick Grant, designer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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Dame Donna Langley, film studio executive
Sun 15 Oct 2023
Donna Langley, studio executive, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Greg Jackson, entrepreneur
Sun 8 Oct 2023
Greg Jackson, entrepreneur, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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Katherine Ryan, comedian
Sun 1 Oct 2023
Katherine Ryan, comedian, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Lucinda Russell, horse trainer
Sun 24 Sep 2023
Lucinda Russell, horse trainer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Adrian Edmondson, actor, writer
Sun 17 Sep 2023
Adrian Edmondson, actor and writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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Shirley Collins, folk singer
Sun 6 Aug 2023
Shirley Collins, folk singer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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