Desert Island Discs

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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Every guest on Desert Island Discs

1863 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   David Lloyd Jones

   David Lloyd Jones · Oct 1982

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   Never again
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   David Lodge

   David Lodge · Apr 1984

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   David McVicar

   David McVicar · Oct 2008

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   David Mellor

   Rt Hon David Mellor MP · Jul 1992

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   David Mitchell

   David Mitchell, novelist · 2 episodes

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   David Morrissey

   David Morrissey, actor · Jun 2026

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   David Nicholls

   David Nicholls, writer · Aug 2024

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   David Nott

   David Nott · Jun 2016

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   David Olusoga

   David Olusoga, historian and broadcaster · Jan 2021

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    David Owen

    David Owen · Jul 1988

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    David Penhaligon

    David Penhaligon · Mar 1987

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    David Phillips

    Prof David Phillips · May 2011

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    David Pountney

    David Pountney · Feb 1998

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    David Puttnam

    David Puttnam · Nov 1984

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    David Rendall

    David Rendall · Oct 1984

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    David Scott Blackhall

    David Scott Blackhall · Jul 1980

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    David Shepherd

    David Shepherd · Jan 1999

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    David Spiegelhalter

    Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, statistician · Feb 2022

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    David Starkey

    David Starkey · Feb 2005

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    David Steel

    Rt Hon David Steel MP · May 1985

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    David Suchet

    David Suchet · Feb 2009

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    David Tennant

    David Tennant · Dec 2009

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    David Walliams

    David Walliams · Feb 2009

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    David Willcocks

    Sir David Willcocks · May 1998

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    David Wilson

    Sir David Wilson · Jul 1986

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    David Wynne

    David Wynne · May 1997

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    Davina McCall

    Davina McCall · Dec 2016

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    Dawn French

    Dawn French · Dec 2012

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    Debbie Harry

    Debbie Harry · May 2011

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    Debbie Wiseman

    Debbie Wiseman · Oct 2014

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    Deborah Bull

    Deborah Bull · May 2013

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    Deborah Levy

    Deborah Levy, writer · Jan 2022

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    Deborah Meaden

    Deborah Meaden, businesswoman · Oct 2021

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    Delia Smith

    Delia Smith, CH, CBE, cookery writer and broadcaster · 2 episodes

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    Denis Forman

    Sir Denis Forman · Mar 1991

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    Denise Lewis

    Denise Lewis · Feb 2012

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    Denise Robertson

    Denise Robertson · May 2012

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    Dennis Potter

    Dennis Potter · Feb 1988

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    Dennis Skinner

    Dennis Skinner · Jan 1990

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    Dennis Taylor

    Dennis Taylor · Feb 1986

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