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Desert Island Discs Episodes

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    Yinka Shonibare

    Kirsty Young interviews artist Yinka Shonibare.

  2. Dr Dame Sue Ion

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

  3. Hugh Bonneville

    Kirsty Young talks to actor Hugh Bonneville.

  4. Dame Zaha Hadid

    Kirsty Young interviews architect Dame Zaha Hadid.

  5. Ben Saunders

    Kirsty Young talks to polar explorer Ben Saunders.

  6. Professor Dame Carol Black

    Professor Dame Carol Black is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

  7. Bill Gates

    Bill Gates, entrepreneur and philanthropist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.

  8. Sigrid Rausing

    Kirsty Young interviews publisher and philanthropist Sigrid Rausing.

  9. Sir Anthony Seldon

    Kirsty Young interviews educationalist and biographer Sir Anthony Seldon.

  10. Alex Crawford

    Kirsty Young interviews journalist Alex Crawford.

  11. Colm Toibin

    Colm Toibin, writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

  12. Patricia Greene

    Kirsty Young interviews Patricia Greene, who plays Jill in the Archers.

  13. Commander Chris Hadfield

    Commander Chris Hadfield is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

  14. Kylie Minogue

    Kirsty Young talks to pop star Kylie Minogue.

  15. Atul Gawande

    Atul Gawande, surgeon and writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

  16. Sandi Toksvig

    Sandi Toksvig is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

  17. Gurinder Chadha

    Kirsty Young talks to film-maker, writer and producer Gurinder Chadha.

  18. Rt Hon Nicola Sturgeon

    Kirsty Young talks to Rt Hon Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's first minister and SNP leader.

  19. Lord Indarjit Singh

    Kirsty Young talks to broadcaster and religious leader Lord Indarjit Singh.

  20. Marjorie Wallace

    Kirsty Young talks to mental health campaigner and journalist Marjorie Wallace.

  21. Keith Richards

    Keith Richards is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

  22. Professor Sue Black

    Kirsty Young interviews forensic anthropologist Professor Sue Black.

  23. Lemn Sissay

    Kirsty Young talks to writer, poet and playwright Lemn Sissay.

  24. Alison Balsom

    Kirsty Young talks to trumpeter Alison Balsom.

  25. Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran

    Kirsty Young talks to comedy writing partners Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran.

  26. Dame Judi Dench

    Kirsty Young talks to actress Dame Judi Dench.

  27. Dr Bill Frankland

    Dr Bill Frankland, allergy specialist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.

  28. Ruth Rogers

    Kirsty Young interviews chef and restaurateur Ruth Rogers.

  29. Professor Monica Grady

    Professor Monica Grady, scientist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

  30. Noel Gallagher

    Kirsty Young talks to Noel Gallagher, musician, songwriter and former Oasis lead guitarist

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