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.

Website

Every guest on Desert Island Discs

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

1. —
   Gordon Buchanan

   Gordon Buchanan, cameraman and presenter · Dec 2025

   0 votes

   Never again
2. —
   Graham Nash

   Graham Nash, musician · Feb 2024

   0 votes

   Never again
3. —
   Graham Norton

   Graham Norton · May 2004

   0 votes

   Never again
4. —
   Grayson Perry

   Grayson Perry · Feb 2007

   0 votes

   Never again
5. —
   Greg Davies

   Greg Davies, comedian · Jun 2024

   0 votes

   Never again
6. —
   Greg Dyke

   Greg Dyke · May 2007

   0 votes

   Never again
7. —
   Greg Jackson

   Greg Jackson, entrepreneur · Nov 2023

   0 votes

   Never again
8. —
   Gregory Doran

   Sir Gregory Doran, director · Jul 2025

   0 votes

   Never again
9. —
   Gregory Peck

   Gregory Peck · Aug 1980

   0 votes

   Never again
10. —
    Griff Rhys Jones

    Griff Rhys Jones · Feb 2001

    0 votes

    Never again
11. —
    Gulam Noon

    Sir Gulam Noon · Mar 2004

    0 votes

    Never again
12. —
    Guli Francis-Dehqani

    Guli Francis-Dehqani, Church of England Bishop · Feb 2024

    0 votes

    Never again
13. —
    Gurinder Chadha

    Gurinder Chadha · Nov 2015

    0 votes

    Never again
14. —
    Guy Garvey

    Guy Garvey · Aug 2014

    0 votes

    Never again
15. —
    Guy Martin

    Guy Martin, presenter and former motorcycle racer · Jun 2026

    0 votes

    Never again
16. —
    Guy Singh-Watson

    Guy Singh-Watson · Jul 2018

    0 votes

    Never again
17. —
    Gwen Adshead

    Dr Gwen Adshead · Jul 2010

    0 votes

    Never again
18. —
    Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies

    Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies · Jun 1988

    0 votes

    Never again
19. —
    Gwyneth Jones

    Gwyneth Jones · Jan 1983

    0 votes

    Never again
20. —
    Gyles Brandreth

    Gyles Brandreth · Jan 2011

    0 votes

    Never again
21. —
    Gyorgy Ligeti

    Gyorgy Ligeti · Dec 1982

    0 votes

    Never again
22. —
    Gyorgy Pauk

    Gyorgy Pauk · May 2010

    0 votes

    Never again
23. —
    H Norman Schwarzkopf

    General H Norman Schwarzkopf · Nov 1992

    0 votes

    Never again
24. —
    HRH Princess Margaret

    HRH Princess Margaret · Jan 1981

    0 votes

    Never again
25. —
    Hal Prince

    Hal Prince · Nov 1986

    0 votes

    Never again
26. —
    Haleh Afshar

    Baroness Haleh Afshar · Dec 2008

    0 votes

    Never again
27. —
    Hanif Kureishi

    Hanif Kureishi · Apr 1996

    0 votes

    Never again
28. —
    Hanna Segal

    Dr Hanna Segal · Jul 2006

    0 votes

    Never again
29. —
    Harold Evans

    Harold Evans · Apr 2000

    0 votes

    Never again
30. —
    Harold Fielding

    Harold Fielding · Jun 1990

    0 votes

    Never again
31. —
    Harriet Walter

    Dame Harriet Walter · Jun 2011

    0 votes

    Never again
32. —
    Harriet Wistrich

    Harriet Wistrich, lawyer · Feb 2025

    0 votes

    Never again
33. —
    Harrison Birtwistle

    Sir Harrison Birtwistle · Jan 1994

    0 votes

    Never again
34. —
    Harry Enfield

    Harry Enfield · May 1997

    0 votes

    Never again
35. —
    Harry Hill

    Harry Hill, comedian · Aug 2025

    0 votes

    Never again
36. —
    Harry Kroto

    Sir Harry Kroto · Jun 2001

    0 votes

    Never again
37. —
    Harry Rabinowitz

    Harry Rabinowitz · Jun 2015

    0 votes

    Never again
38. —
    Harry Secombe

    Sir Harry Secombe · Dec 1997

    0 votes

    Never again
39. —
    Harvey Goldsmith

    Harvey Goldsmith · Jul 2009

    0 votes

    Never again
40. —
    Heather Hallett

    Heather Hallett, former judge and crossbench peer · Jun 2021

    0 votes

    Never again