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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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    Marin Alsop

    Sun 28 Sep 2014

    Kirsty Young talks to conductor Marin Alsop.

  • Steve McQueen

    Sun 21 Sep 2014

    Kirsty Young's castaway is the artist and film-maker Steve McQueen.

  • Anna Scher

    Sun 7 Sep 2014

    Anna Scher is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

  • Malcolm Gladwell

    Sun 10 Aug 2014

    Kirsty Young talks to writer Malcolm Gladwell.

  • Guy Garvey

    Sun 3 Aug 2014

    Kirsty Young talks to Guy Garvey, musician and frontman of Elbow.

  • Dame Wendy Hall

    Sun 27 Jul 2014

    Kirsty Young talks to Dame Wendy Hall.

  • Doug Allan

    Sun 20 Jul 2014

    Kirsty Young talks to wildlife cameraman Doug Allan.

  • Anne Reid

    Sun 13 Jul 2014

    Kirsty Young interviews actress Anne Reid.

  • Sir Michael Marmot

    Sun 6 Jul 2014

    Kirsty Young talks to epidemiologist Prof Sir Michael Marmot.

  • Lily Allen

    Sun 29 Jun 2014

    Singer-songwriter Lily Allen is interviewed by Kirsty Young.

  • Judy Murray

    Sun 22 Jun 2014

    Judy Murray, tennis coach and mother of Andy and Jamie, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.

  • Raja Shehadeh

    Sun 15 Jun 2014

    Kirsty Young talks to Palestinian lawyer and writer Raja Shehadeh.

  • Tamara Rojo

    Sun 8 Jun 2014

    Tamara Rojo, ballerina, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.

  • Biddy Baxter

    Sun 1 Jun 2014

    Biddy Baxter, former Blue Peter editor, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.

  • Rene Redzepi

    Sun 25 May 2014

    Kirsty Young talks to Danish chef Rene Redzepi.

  • Alison Moyet

    Sun 18 May 2014

    Alison Moyet is interviewed by Kirsty Young and chooses her Desert Island Discs.

  • Jack Dee

    Sun 11 May 2014

    Kirsty Young talks to comedian, actor and writer Jack Dee.

  • Sir Andre Geim

    Sun 30 Mar 2014

    Kirsty Young talks to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Sir Andre Geim.

  • Dame Claire Bertschinger

    Sun 23 Mar 2014

    Kirsty Young talks to nurse and humanitarian Dame Claire Bertschinger.

  • Murray Walker

    Sun 16 Mar 2014

    Kirsty Young talks to motor racing commentator Murray Walker.

  • Lord Richards of Herstmonceux

    Sun 9 Mar 2014

    Kirsty Young talks to Lord Richards of Herstmonceux, former Chief of the Defence Staff.

  • Mairi Hedderwick

    Sun 2 Mar 2014

    Kirsty Young talks to author and illustrator Mairi Hedderwick.

  • Professor Hugh Montgomery

    Sun 23 Feb 2014

    Kirsty Young talks to intensive care specialist Prof Hugh Montgomery.

  • Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean

    Sun 16 Feb 2014

    Kirsty Young talks to Olympic ice skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.

  • Dame Elish Angiolini

    Sun 9 Feb 2014

    Kirsty Young interviews lawyer Dame Elish Angiolini.

  • Bob Harris

    Sun 2 Feb 2014

    Kirsty Young talks to broadcaster Bob Harris.

  • Sir Ben Ainslie

    Sun 26 Jan 2014

    Kirsty Young interviews English sailing star Sir Ben Ainslie.

  • Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin

    Sun 19 Jan 2014

    Kirsty Young talks to the Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin.

  • Nicola Benedetti

    Sun 12 Jan 2014

    Kirsty Young talks to violinist Nicola Benedetti.

  • Ray Mears

    Sun 5 Jan 2014

    Kirsty Young's castaway is woodsman Ray Mears.

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