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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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Is this show right for you?
Comfortable if you already follow TV news
B1 46%B2 54%
- 54% of the episodes are B2.
- 171 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
- 13 episodes with a full transcript.
Episodes(1,000)
B13 minRick Rubin on finding the magic in musicOct 9, 2026Subtitles
B22 minCaitlin Moran on the smells that defined her childhoodOct 8, 2026Subtitles
B12 minRomesh Ranganathan on finding his comedy sweet spotOct 7, 2026Subtitles
B12 minTanni Grey-Thompson on winning four Olympic golds in SydneyOct 6, 2026Subtitles
B23 minGreta Gerwig on her childhood enthusiasm for putting on playsOct 5, 2026Subtitles
B23 minJames Graham on his "stripping vicar" ice-dancing routineOct 2, 2026Subtitles
B22 minJessica Ennis-Hill on the moment she won Olympic goldOct 1, 2026Subtitles
B23 minWarwick Davis on his first role as an Ewok in Star WarsSep 30, 2026Subtitles
B12 minHow Lily Allen brought the house down with a Disney song aged 11Sep 29, 2026Subtitles
B13 minHow hiding in a toilet helped Steven Spielberg get into the movie businessSep 28, 2026Subtitles
B23 minMalorie Blackman on receiving 82 rejection letters from publishersSep 25, 2026Subtitles
B12 minHow snooker halls became Ronnie O'Sullivan's "creche" from a young ageSep 24, 2026Subtitles
B23 minDelia Smith on her catchphrase - "Let's be havin' you!"Sep 23, 2026Subtitles
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51 minChaka Khan, singer and songwriterSep 13, 2026- 52 minProfessor Dame Pamela ShawSep 6, 2026
- 51 minEmma Grede, businesswomanAug 29, 2026
- 50 minSir Roger Deakins, cinematographerAug 23, 2026
- 50 minShania Twain, musicianAug 16, 2026
- 50 minPaul Farmer, charity leaderAug 8, 2026
- 51 minProfessor Liz Morris, glaciologistAug 2, 2026
- 51 minNorman Cook, DJ and musicianJul 25, 2026
- 50 minJo Nesbø, writerJul 18, 2026
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Is this show right for you?
B2
B2 · Upper-intermediate
Comfortable if you already follow TV news
B1 46%B2 54%
- 54% of the episodes are B2.
- 171 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
- 13 episodes with a full transcript.
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