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Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

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    Yotam Ottolenghi

    Fri 18 Nov 2016

    Yotam Ottolenghi, chef and writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

  • Ali Smith

    Sun 6 Nov 2016

    Ali Smith, writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

  • Michael Bubl茅

    Sun 30 Oct 2016

    Michael Bubl茅, singer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

  • Jackie Kay

    Sun 23 Oct 2016

    Jackie Kay, poet and writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

  • Dr Robert Langer

    Sun 16 Oct 2016

    Dr Robert Langer, scientist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

  • Stephen Hough

    Sun 9 Oct 2016

    Stephen Hough, concert pianist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

  • Christiane Amanpour

    Sun 2 Oct 2016

    Christiane Amanpour, journalist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

  • Joyce DiDonato

    Sun 25 Sep 2016

    Joyce DiDonato is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

  • Nadiya Hussain

    Sun 14 Aug 2016

    Kirsty Young interviews Nadiya Hussain, winner of The Great British Bake Off 2015.

  • Michael Heath

    Sun 7 Aug 2016

    Michael Heath, cartoonist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

  • Jilly Cooper

    Sun 31 Jul 2016

    Jilly Cooper, writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs

  • Professor Dame Ann Dowling

    Sun 24 Jul 2016

    Professor Dame Ann Dowling is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

  • Levi Roots

    Sun 17 Jul 2016

    Levi Roots, entrepreneur, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

  • Nicole Farhi

    Sun 10 Jul 2016

    Kirsty Young interviews sculptor and designer Nicole Farhi.

  • Matthew Barzun

    Sun 3 Jul 2016

    Kirsty Young interviews Matthew Barzun, the US ambassador to the UK.

  • Sara Khan

    Sun 26 Jun 2016

    Kirsty Young interviews human rights activist Sara Khan.

  • Barrie Rutter

    Sun 19 Jun 2016

    Kirsty Young interviews actor and theatre director Barrie Rutter.

  • Warwick Davis

    Sun 12 Jun 2016

    Kirsty Young's castaway is the actor Warwick Davis.

  • David Nott

    Sun 5 Jun 2016

    Kirsty Young interviews vascular and war surgeon David Nott.

  • Professor Louise Richardson

    Sun 29 May 2016

    Kirsty Young interviews Professor Louise Richardson.

  • Berry Gordy

    Sun 22 May 2016

    Kirsty Young interviews Berry Gordy, record producer and creator of the Motown label.

  • Inga Beale

    Sun 15 May 2016

    Kirsty Young interviews Inga Beale, CEO of Lloyd's of London.

  • Tom Hanks, actor

    Sun 8 May 2016

    Tom Hanks, one of Hollywood's best-loved actors, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.

  • John Timpson

    Sun 27 Mar 2016

    Kirsty Young interviews businessman John Timpson.

  • Gloria Steinem

    Sun 20 Mar 2016

    Kirsty Young interviews feminist, writer and activist Gloria Steinem.

  • Yinka Shonibare

    Sun 13 Mar 2016

    Kirsty Young interviews artist Yinka Shonibare.

  • Dr Dame Sue Ion

    Sun 6 Mar 2016

    Kirsty Young's castaway is the nuclear engineer and scientist Dr Dame Sue Ion.

  • Hugh Bonneville

    Sun 28 Feb 2016

    Kirsty Young talks to actor Hugh Bonneville.

  • Dame Zaha Hadid

    Sun 21 Feb 2016

    Kirsty Young interviews architect Dame Zaha Hadid.

  • Ben Saunders

    Sun 14 Feb 2016

    Kirsty Young talks to polar explorer Ben Saunders.

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