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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   Heather Rabbatts

   Heather Rabbatts · Jul 2011

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   Heidi Thomas

   Heidi Thomas, screenwriter · Dec 2019

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   Heinz Wolff

   Professor Heinz Wolff · Jan 1998

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   Helen Bamber

   Helen Bamber · May 1999

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   Helen Browning

   Helen Browning · May 2015

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   Helen Fielding

   Helen Fielding, author · Jul 2020

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   Helen Macdonald

   Helen Macdonald, writer and naturalist · Dec 2021

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   Helen McCrory

   Helen McCrory, actress · Jun 2020

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   Helen Oxenbury

   Helen Oxenbury · Nov 2020

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    Helena Kennedy

    Helena Kennedy QC · Jan 1998

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    Helena Morrissey

    Dame Helena Morrissey, financier and campaigner · Mar 2020

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    Helene Hanff

    Helene Hanff · Dec 1981

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    Hella Pick

    Hella Pick, journalist · Dec 2018

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    Henry Blofeld

    Henry Blofeld · Nov 2003

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    Henry Marsh

    Henry Marsh · Sep 2018

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    Henry Sandon

    Henry Sandon · Mar 2001

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    Herbert Kretzmer

    Herbert Kretzmer · Oct 2003

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    Heston Blumenthal

    Heston Blumenthal · Oct 2006

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    Hilary Devey

    Hilary Devey · Oct 2012

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    Hilary McGrady

    Hilary McGrady, Director General of the National Trust · Nov 2020

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    Howard Brenton

    Howard Brenton · Jul 1998

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    Howard Goodall

    Howard Goodall · May 2008

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    Howard Hodgkin

    Sir Howard Hodgkin · Nov 1994

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    Howard Jacobson

    Howard Jacobson · Feb 2011

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    Howard Stringer

    Sir Howard Stringer · Jan 2013

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    Hugh Bonneville

    Hugh Bonneville · Feb 2016

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    Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

    Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall · Jul 2009

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    Hugh Greene

    Sir Hugh Greene · Nov 1983

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    Hugh Johnson

    Hugh Johnson · May 1984

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    Hugh Laurie

    Hugh Laurie · 2 episodes

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    Hugh Masekela

    Hugh Masekela · Jul 2004

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    Hugh Montgomery

    Professor Hugh Montgomery · Feb 2014

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    Hugh Pennington

    Prof Hugh Pennington · Jul 2009

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    Hugo Gryn

    Rabbi Hugo Gryn · Jul 1994

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    Humphrey Lyttelton

    Humphrey Lyttelton · Nov 2006

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    Iain Banks

    Iain Banks · Aug 1997

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    Iain Duncan Smith

    Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP · Nov 2002

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    Ian Bostridge

    Ian Bostridge · Oct 2008

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    Ian Botham

    Ian Botham · Nov 1989

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    Ian Carmichael

    Ian Carmichael · Jun 1979

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