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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   John Harvey-Jones

   John Harvey-Jones · Jan 1985

   0 votes

   Never again
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   John Hegarty

   John Hegarty · Jun 1991

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   John Humphrys

   John Humphrys · Jan 2008

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   John Hurt

   John Hurt · Sep 1984

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   John Julius Norwich

   John Julius Norwich · Nov 1997

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   John Keegan

   John Keegan · Dec 1998

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   John Lee Hooker

   John Lee Hooker · Jun 1995

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   John Lill

   John Lill · Mar 2001

   0 votes

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   John Lloyd

   John Lloyd · Nov 2012

   0 votes

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    John Major

    John Major · Jan 1992

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    John Malkovich

    John Malkovich · Dec 2002

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    John Mills

    Sir John Mills · May 2000

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    John Mortimer

    Sir John Mortimer · 2 episodes

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    John Motson

    John Motson · Jun 2018

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    John Ogdon

    John Ogdon · Sep 1989

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    John Osborne

    John Osborne · Feb 1982

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    John Peel

    John Peel · Jan 1990

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    John Pilger

    John Pilger · Feb 1990

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    John Piper

    John Piper · Dec 1983

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    John Pritchard

    Sir John Pritchard · Jul 1983

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    John Ridgway

    John Ridgway · Nov 1986

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    John Rutter

    John Rutter · Dec 2005

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    John Schlesinger

    John Schlesinger · Oct 1991

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    John Sentamu

    Bishop John Sentamu · Jun 2003

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    John Simpson

    John Simpson · May 1991

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    John Smith

    Rt Hon John Smith · May 1991

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    John Stefanidis

    John Stefanidis · Jul 2008

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    John Sulston

    Sir John Sulston · May 2001

    0 votes

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    John Surman

    John Surman · Oct 1984

    0 votes

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    John Sutherland

    John Sutherland · Jan 2006

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    John Tavener

    John Tavener · Sep 1994

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    John Thaw

    John Thaw · Oct 1990

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    John Timpson

    John Timpson · Mar 2016

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    John Tomlinson

    John Tomlinson · Jan 1998

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    John Tooley

    Sir John Tooley · Oct 1980

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    John Updike

    John Updike · Sep 1995

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    Johnny Mathis

    Johnny Mathis · Mar 1987

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    Johnny Vegas

    Johnny Vegas · Oct 2010

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    Jojo Moyes

    Jojo Moyes, writer · Jan 2026

    0 votes

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    Jon Snow

    Jon Snow · Jan 2011

    0 votes

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