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728 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Isy Suttie

   Isy Suttie & Vick Hope · 3 episodes

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   Jack Thorne

   Jack Thorne and Peter Kosminsky · Jun 2025

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   Jacqueline Wilson

   Jacqueline Wilson and Richard Osman · Jul 2013

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   James Rebanks

   James Rebanks and Kiri Pritchard-McLean at the Hay Festival · Jul 2025

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   Janet Street-Porter

   Janet Street-Porter and Felicity Ward · Mar 2023

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   Jayde Adams
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   Jeffrey Archer
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   Jenny Eclair
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   Jessica Fostekew

   Jessica Fostekew and Molly Naylor · Mar 2022

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    Joanna Trollope

    Joanna Trollope and Sabrina Mahfouz · Mar 2018

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    Joanne Harris

    Joanne Harris and Islam Issa · Jul 2026

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    Joanne McNally
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    John Bird
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    John Timpson

    John Timpson and John Bird · Nov 2016

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    Jon Snow
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    Jonathon Porritt
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    Josie Long

    Josie Long and Romesh Ranganathan · Feb 2015

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    Julia Donaldson
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    Julie Burchill

    Julie Burchill and Fred MacAulay · Mar 2014

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    Kaffe Fassett

    Kaffe Fassett and Andy Summers · Nov 2021

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    Katharine Whitehorn
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    Katherine Grainger
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    Kathy Burke

    Kathy Burke and Tom Allen · Jul 2017

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    Kevin Fong
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    Kiri Pritchard-McLean

    Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Hannah Peel · Jun 2019

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    Krishnan Guru-Murthy

    Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Ann Cleeves · Nov 2015

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    Larry Lamb
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    Lauren Mayberry

    Lauren Mayberry and Rob Deering · Feb 2022

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    Lemn Sissay

    Lemn Sissay and Mick Herron · Mar 2019

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    Lindsey Hilsum
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    Liz Carr

    Liz Carr and Kate Williams · Oct 2018

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    Lolly Adefope
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    Lorraine Kelly

    Lorraine Kelly and Romesh Gunesekera · Mar 2014

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    Loyd Grossman

    Loyd Grossman and Skin · Jul 2018

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    Maggie Aderin-Pocock

    Maggie Aderin-Pocock and William Orbit · Jun 2012

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    Maggie O'Farrell
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    Margaret Drabble
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    Maria Balshaw

    Maria Balshaw and Léa Ypi · Feb 2026

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    Marian Keyes

    Marian Keyes and Nikki Bedi · Mar 2016

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    Mark Steel
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