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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   Ian Dury

   Ian Dury · Dec 1996

   0 votes

   Never again
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   Ian Hislop

   Ian Hislop · Jan 1994

   0 votes

   Never again
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   Ian La Frenais
   0 votes

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   Ian MacGregor

   Sir Ian MacGregor · Oct 1986

   0 votes

   Never again
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   Ian McEwan

   Ian McEwan · Jan 2000

   0 votes

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   Ian McMillan

   Ian McMillan · Nov 2010

   0 votes

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   Ian Paisley

   Reverend Ian Paisley · Aug 1988

   0 votes

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   Ian Rankin

   Ian Rankin · Jul 2006

   0 votes

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   Ian Richardson

   Ian Richardson · Sep 1983

   0 votes

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    Ian Stewart

    Ian Stewart · Mar 1998

    0 votes

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    Ian Trethowan

    Sir Ian Trethowan · Mar 1990

    0 votes

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    Ian Wright

    Ian Wright, former footballer and broadcaster · Feb 2020

    0 votes

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    Igor Aleksander

    Igor Aleksander · Jul 1999

    0 votes

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    Ijeoma Uchegbu

    Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu, scientist · Jun 2025

    0 votes

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15. —
    Imelda Staunton

    Imelda Staunton · May 2005

    0 votes

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    Imran Khan

    Imran Khan · Oct 1991

    0 votes

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    Imtiaz Dharker

    Imtiaz Dharker · Jul 2015

    0 votes

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    Indarjit Singh

    Lord Indarjit Singh · Nov 2015

    0 votes

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    Inga Beale

    Inga Beale · May 2016

    0 votes

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20. —
    Irene Thomas

    Irene Thomas · 2 episodes

    0 votes

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21. —
    Isabel Allende

    Isabel Allende · Sep 1993

    0 votes

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22. —
    Isabella Tree

    Isabella Tree, writer and conservationist · Nov 2019

    0 votes

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23. —
    Isaiah Berlin

    Sir Isaiah Berlin · Mar 1992

    0 votes

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24. —
    Ismail Merchant

    Ismail Merchant · Jun 1986

    0 votes

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25. —
    J G Ballard

    J G Ballard · Feb 1992

    0 votes

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    J K Galbraith

    Professor J K Galbraith · Feb 1982

    0 votes

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    J K Rowling

    J K Rowling · Nov 2000

    0 votes

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    JP Donleavy

    JP Donleavy · Mar 2007

    0 votes

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    Jack Brymer

    Jack Brymer · May 1979

    0 votes

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    Jack Dee

    Jack Dee · May 2014

    0 votes

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31. —
    Jack Higgins

    Jack Higgins · 2 episodes

    0 votes

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    Jack Lemmon

    Jack Lemmon · Oct 1989

    0 votes

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    Jack Mapanje

    Jack Mapanje · Oct 2004

    0 votes

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    Jack Rosenthal

    Jack Rosenthal · Jun 1998

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35. —
    Jack Straw

    Rt Hon Jack Straw MP · Jul 1998

    0 votes

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    Jack Thorne

    Jack Thorne, screenwriter · Dec 2021

    0 votes

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    Jack Vettriano

    Jack Vettriano · Mar 2004

    0 votes

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    Jack Whitehall

    Jack Whitehall · Feb 2018

    0 votes

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    Jackie Charlton

    Jackie Charlton · Oct 1996

    0 votes

    Never again
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    Jackie Collins

    Jackie Collins · Dec 1986

    0 votes

    Never again