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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   George Clooney

   George Clooney · Feb 2003

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   James Corden

   James Corden · Feb 2012

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   Paul McCartney

   Paul McCartney · Jan 1982

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   Gustavo Dudamel

   Gustavo Dudamel, conductor · Aug 2025

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   Billie Jean King

   Billie Jean King · Jul 2018

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   John Wilson

   Sir John Wilson · May 1994

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   Joan Baez

   Joan Baez · Jun 1993

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   Naomi Klein

   Naomi Klein · Nov 2017

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   Ben Kingsley

   Ben Kingsley · Feb 1986

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    Laurie Anderson

    Laurie Anderson, artist · Feb 2025

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    David Baddiel

    David Baddiel · May 2018

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    Armando Iannucci

    Armando Iannucci · Jun 2006

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    Neil Gaiman

    Neil Gaiman, writer · Nov 2021

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    Keith Richards

    Keith Richards · Oct 2015

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    Jane Goodall

    Dr Jane Goodall · Jan 2000

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    Tom Jones

    Sir Tom Jones · Sep 2010

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    Yo-Yo Ma

    Yo-Yo Ma, musician · Jun 2021

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    Christopher Lloyd

    Christopher Lloyd · Aug 2000

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    Stanley Tucci

    Stanley Tucci, actor · Jul 2023

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    Kate Winslet

    Kate Winslet, actor · Jan 2026

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    Nicole Kidman

    Nicole Kidman · Nov 1998

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    Wendell Pierce

    Wendell Pierce, actor · Oct 2019

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    Helen Mirren

    Helen Mirren · Nov 1982

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    Steve Coogan

    Steve Coogan · Oct 2009

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    John Cleese

    John Cleese · Jan 1997

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    David Sedaris

    David Sedaris, writer · Mar 2023

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    Tracey Ullman

    Tracey Ullman, actor and comedian · Sep 2021

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    Alice Cooper

    Alice Cooper · Nov 2010

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    Jon Ronson

    Jon Ronson, writer and broadcaster · Jul 2022

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    Randy Newman

    Randy Newman · Oct 2008

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    Bruce Springsteen

    Bruce Springsteen · Dec 2016

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    Lin-Manuel Miranda

    Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer & lyricist · Oct 2019

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    Roger Waters

    Roger Waters · May 2011

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    Alan Alda

    Alan Alda · Oct 1991

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    Daniel Radcliffe

    Daniel Radcliffe, actor · Mar 2020

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    Elvis Costello

    Elvis Costello · Feb 1992

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    Patrick Stewart

    Patrick Stewart · Apr 2005

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    Ian McKellen

    Sir Ian McKellen · Feb 2003

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    David Byrne

    David Byrne · Mar 2018

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    Michael Pollan

    Michael Pollan, writer · Feb 2023

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