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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   Jarvis Cocker

   Jarvis Cocker · Apr 2005

   0 votes

   Never again
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   Jasper Conran

   Jasper Conran · Jun 1995

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   Jasvinder Sanghera

   Jasvinder Sanghera · Mar 2013

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   Jay Blades

   Jay Blades, presenter and furniture restorer · Oct 2022

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   Jayne Torvill

   Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean · Feb 2014

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   Jayne-Anne Gadhia

   Jayne-Anne Gadhia · Jul 2017

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   Jean Golding

   Professor Jean Golding, epidemiologist · Dec 2022

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   Jean Rook

   Jean Rook · Jul 1990

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   Jeanette Winterson

   Jeanette Winterson · Oct 1994

   0 votes

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    Jed Mercurio

    Jed Mercurio · Jun 2017

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    Jeffrey Archer

    Jeffrey Archer · Jan 1981

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    Jeffrey Bernard

    Jeffrey Bernard · Mar 1991

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    Jeffrey Tate

    Jeffrey Tate · Feb 1989

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    Jennifer Saunders

    Jennifer Saunders · Dec 1996

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    Jenny Agutter

    Jenny Agutter · May 1982

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    Jenny Beavan

    Jenny Beavan, costume designer · Mar 2023

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    Jenny Pitman

    Jenny Pitman · Oct 1995

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    Jenny Sealey

    Jenny Sealey, theatre director · Apr 2024

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    Jens Stoltenberg

    Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO · Jul 2020

    0 votes

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    Jeremy Bowen

    Jeremy Bowen, journalist · Jul 2023

    0 votes

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    Jeremy Clarkson

    Jeremy Clarkson · Nov 2003

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    Jeremy Deller

    Jeremy Deller, artist · Jan 2019

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    Jeremy Farrar

    Professor Sir Jeremy Farrar · Dec 2020

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    Jeremy Hutchinson

    Jeremy Hutchinson · Oct 2013

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    Jeremy Irons

    Jeremy Irons · 2 episodes

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    Jeremy Isaacs

    Jeremy Isaacs · Jun 1988

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    Jeremy Lloyd

    Jeremy Lloyd · Jan 1987

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    Jerry Springer

    Jerry Springer · Nov 2009

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    Jesse Armstrong

    Jesse Armstrong, writer · Feb 2026

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    Jessica Ennis-Hill

    Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, athlete · Jul 2021

    0 votes

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    Jessie Buckley

    Jessie Buckley, actor · Apr 2026

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    Jessye Norman

    Jessye Norman · Sep 1981

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    Jill Balcon

    Jill Balcon · Oct 2007

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    Jill Scott

    Jill Scott, footballer · Aug 2023

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    Jilly Cooper

    Jilly Cooper · Jul 2016

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    Jim Al-Khalili

    Professor Jim Al-Khalili · Feb 2010

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    Jimmy Knapp

    Jimmy Knapp · Feb 1995

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    Jimmy McGovern

    Jimmy McGovern · Jan 1996

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    Jimmy Mulville

    Jimmy Mulville · Aug 2010

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    Jimmy Tarbuck

    Jimmy Tarbuck · Jan 2004

    0 votes

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