Desert Island Discs

BBC Radio 4

Topics: Personal Journals · Music Commentary

UK No. 40▲53Australia No. 158NewNew Zealand No. 53▲98Ireland No. 39▲36

Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

Latest episodeProfessor Dame Parveen KumarNovember 1, 2026 · 52 min

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Latest episodes

1. Professor Dame Parveen KumarNovember 1, 2026 · 52 min
2. Matt Haig, writerOctober 24, 2026 · 51 min
3. Richard Osman on managing his eating disorderOctober 23, 2026 · 3 min
4. Penelope Keith on knowing her ShakespeareOctober 22, 2026 · 3 min
5. Anthony Joshua on his love for his motherOctober 21, 2026 · 4 min
6. Kathy Burke on being saved by punk as a moody teenagerOctober 20, 2026 · 3 min
7. Stephen Mangan on why he'll never be BondOctober 19, 2026 · 3 min
8. How Nick Cave's songs reveal themselves painfully to himOctober 16, 2026 · 4 min
9. Meera Syal on holding up a mirror to British society in Goodness Gracious MeOctober 15, 2026 · 2 min
10. Why Lyse Doucet doesn't want to be called a war reporterOctober 14, 2026 · 2 min

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