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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   Emmylou Harris

   Emmylou Harris · Dec 2003

   0 votes

   Never again
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   Engelbert Humperdinck

   Engelbert Humperdinck · Dec 2004

   0 votes

   Never again
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   Enoch Powell

   Enoch Powell · Feb 1989

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   Eric Clapton

   Eric Clapton · Sep 1989

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   Eric Hobsbawm

   Professor Eric Hobsbawm · Mar 1995

   0 votes

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   Eric Newby

   Eric Newby · Jun 1982

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   Eric Pickles

   Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP · Dec 2012

   0 votes

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   Eric Shilling

   Eric Shilling · May 1981

   0 votes

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   Eric Sykes

   Eric Sykes · Jun 1997

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    Erich Segal

    Erich Segal · Apr 1980

    0 votes

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    Ernest Hall

    Sir Ernest Hall · Apr 1998

    0 votes

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    Ernie Wise

    Ernie Wise · Oct 1990

    0 votes

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    Ernst Gombrich

    Sir Ernst Gombrich · Apr 1992

    0 votes

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14. —
    Errollyn Wallen

    Errollyn Wallen, composer · Aug 2024

    0 votes

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15. —
    Esther Rantzen

    Dame Esther Rantzen, broadcaster and campaigner · Mar 2019

    0 votes

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    Eva Burrows

    Eva Burrows · May 1993

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    Eva Turner

    Dame Eva Turner · Mar 1982

    0 votes

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    Eve Arnold

    Eve Arnold · Feb 1996

    0 votes

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    Eve Pollard

    Eve Pollard · Dec 2011

    0 votes

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    Eve Stewart

    Eve Stewart · Aug 2013

    0 votes

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    Evelyn Glennie

    Evelyn Glennie · Jan 1993

    0 votes

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    Ewan McGregor

    Ewan McGregor · Dec 2001

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    Fanny Waterman

    Dame Fanny Waterman · Jul 2010

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    Fay Godwin

    Fay Godwin · Mar 2002

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    Fay Maschler

    Fay Maschler · Mar 1999

    0 votes

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    Fay Weldon

    Fay Weldon · 2 episodes

    0 votes

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    Felicity Green

    Felicity Green · Apr 2011

    0 votes

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    Felicity Lott

    Felicity Lott · Jul 2008

    0 votes

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    Felix Aprahamian

    Felix Aprahamian · Mar 1995

    0 votes

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    Felix Dennis

    Felix Dennis · Aug 2007

    0 votes

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    Fiona Reynolds

    Fiona Reynolds · Apr 2002

    0 votes

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    Fitzroy MacLean

    Sir Fitzroy MacLean · Apr 1981

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    Fleur Cowles

    Fleur Cowles · Jun 1983

    0 votes

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    Floella Benjamin

    Baroness Floella Benjamin, DBE · Oct 2020

    0 votes

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    Fran Landesman

    Fran Landesman · Sep 1996

    0 votes

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    Frances Dominica

    Sister Frances Dominica · Feb 2004

    0 votes

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    Frances Edmonds

    Frances Edmonds · Aug 1987

    0 votes

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    Frances O'Grady

    Frances O'Grady, General Secretary of the TUC · Jul 2022

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    Frances Partridge

    Frances Partridge · Feb 1994

    0 votes

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    Frances Perry

    Frances Perry · Mar 1980

    0 votes

    Never again