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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Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, former nurse
Sun 31 May 2020
Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Charles Hazlewood, conductor
Sun 24 May 2020
Charles Hazlewood, conductor, shares the soundtrack of his life. With Lauren Laverne.
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Sinead Burke, disability rights activist and teacher
Sun 17 May 2020
Sinead Burke, disability rights activist and teacher, shares the soundtrack of her life.
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Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate
Sun 10 May 2020
Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate, shares the soundtrack of his life. With Lauren Laverne.
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Brian Cox, actor
Sun 29 Mar 2020
Brian Cox, actor, shares the soundtrack of his life. With Lauren Laverne.
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Dame Helena Morrissey, financier and campaigner
Sun 22 Mar 2020
Dame Helena Morrissey, campaigner, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Daniel Radcliffe, actor
Sun 15 Mar 2020
Daniel Radcliffe, actor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne
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Chris Riddell, illustrator, author and political cartoonist
Sun 8 Mar 2020
Chris Riddell, illustrator and author, shares the soundtrack of his life.
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Dorothy Byrne, journalist
Sun 1 Mar 2020
Dorothy Byrne, journalist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Melanie C
Sun 23 Feb 2020
Melanie C, singer and Spice Girl, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Ian Wright, former footballer and broadcaster
Sun 16 Feb 2020
Ian Wright, former footballer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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Zoe Ball, broadcaster
Sun 9 Feb 2020
Zoe Ball, broadcaster, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne
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Sonita Alleyne, Master of Jesus College, Cambridge
Sun 2 Feb 2020
Sonita Alleyne shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne
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Anne Enright, writer
Sun 26 Jan 2020
Anne Enright, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Dame Sue Campbell, Director Women's Football at the FA
Sun 19 Jan 2020
Dame Sue Campbell shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Michael Lewis, writer
Sun 12 Jan 2020
Michael Lewis, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne
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Rupert Everett, actor
Sun 5 Jan 2020
Rupert Everett, actor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne
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Stephen Merchant, writer, comedian and actor
Sun 22 Dec 2019
Stephen Merchant shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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Heidi Thomas, screenwriter
Sun 15 Dec 2019
Heidi Thomas, screenwriter, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne
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Professor Russell Foster, professor of circadian neuroscience
Sun 8 Dec 2019
Professor Russell Foster shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne
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Asif Kapadia, film director
Sun 1 Dec 2019
Asif Kapadia, film director, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne
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Isabella Tree, writer and conservationist
Sun 24 Nov 2019
Isabella Tree, conservationist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Stephen Graham, actor
Sun 17 Nov 2019
Stephen Graham, actor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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Kimberley Motley, lawyer
Fri 15 Nov 2019
Kimberley Motley, lawyer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Lauren Laverne picks some of her favourite episodes
Wed 13 Nov 2019
Lauren Laverne introduces extracts from some of her favourite editions.
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Russell T Davies, screenwriter
Sun 3 Nov 2019
Russell T Davies, screenwriter, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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Wendell Pierce, actor
Sun 27 Oct 2019
Wendell Pierce, actor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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Dame Glenys Stacey, former Chief Inspector of Probation
Sun 20 Oct 2019
Dame Glenys Stacey shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne
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Baroness Arminka Heli膰
Sun 13 Oct 2019
Baroness Arminka Heli膰 shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer & lyricist
Sun 6 Oct 2019
Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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