Desert Island Discs
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Desert Island Discs

By BBC Radio 4

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MusicCommentarySocietyCulturePersonalJournals
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169
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B1
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72/100
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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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Episodes(1000)

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Jessica Ennis-Hill on the moment she won Olympic gold

2026-10-012:43151 WPM
B256/100
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Warwick Davis on his first role as an Ewok in Star Wars

2026-09-303:31164 WPM
B274/100
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How Lily Allen brought the house down with a Disney song aged 11

2026-09-292:46153 WPM
B142/100
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How hiding in a toilet helped Steven Spielberg get into the movie business

2026-09-283:33177 WPM
B183/100
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Malorie Blackman on receiving 82 rejection letters from publishers

2026-09-253:07180 WPM
B269/100
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How snooker halls became Ronnie O'Sullivan's "creche" from a young age

2026-09-242:59200 WPM
B157/100
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Delia Smith on her catchphrase - "Let's be havin' you!"

2026-09-233:09155 WPM
B248/100

How Kate Moss's modelling break came at an unexpected moment

2026-09-223:06

Keith Richards on writing "Satisfaction" in his sleep

2026-09-214:05

Chaka Khan, singer and songwriter

2026-09-1351:13

Professor Dame Pamela Shaw

2026-09-0652:10

Emma Grede, businesswoman

2026-08-2951:53

Sir Roger Deakins, cinematographer

2026-08-2350:53

Shania Twain, musician

2026-08-1650:14

Paul Farmer, charity leader

2026-08-0850:29

Professor Liz Morris, glaciologist

2026-08-0251:14

Norman Cook, DJ and musician

2026-07-2551:21

Jo Nesbø, writer

2026-07-1850:49

Anna Maxwell Martin, actor

2026-07-1251:04

Peter Layton, artist

2026-07-0551:17

Guy Martin, presenter and former motorcycle racer

2026-06-2850:43

Emily Watson, actor

2026-06-2052:44

Gary O'Donoghue, journalist

2026-06-1451:12

David Morrissey, actor

2026-06-0651:26

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