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.

1. —
   Kenneth Grange

   Sir Kenneth Grange · Jan 2017

   0 votes

   Never again
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   Kenneth Macmillan

   Kenneth Macmillan · Mar 1983

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   Kenneth Williams

   Kenneth Williams · Jul 1987

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   Kenny Everett

   Kenny Everett · Oct 1993

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   Kevin Fong

   Dr Kevin Fong · Aug 2017

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   Kevin Sinfield

   Kevin Sinfield, rugby player · Nov 2022

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   Kevin Whately

   Kevin Whately · Sep 1996

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   Kim Cattrall

   Kim Cattrall · Dec 2004

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   Kimberley Motley

   Kimberley Motley, lawyer · Nov 2019

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    Kingsley Amis

    Kingsley Amis · Nov 1986

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    Kiri Te Kanawa

    Kiri Te Kanawa · Mar 1980

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    Kirsty Young

    Kirsty Young, broadcaster · Jan 2023

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    Kitty Godfree

    Kitty Godfree · Sep 1987

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    Klaus Tennstedt

    Klaus Tennstedt · Sep 1991

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    Kristin Scott Thomas

    Kristin Scott Thomas · Mar 2003

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16. —
    Kwame Kwei-Armah

    Kwame Kwei-Armah · May 2011

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    Kyffin Williams

    Sir Kyffin Williams · Jun 2001

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    Kylie Minogue

    Kylie Minogue · Dec 2015

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    Kyra Vayne

    Kyra Vayne · Mar 1996

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    Kyung-Wha Chung

    Kyung-Wha Chung · Dec 1979

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    Lang Lang

    Lang Lang · Oct 2010

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22. —
    Laurence Marks

    Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran · Sep 2015

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23. —
    Laurens Van Der Post

    Sir Laurens Van Der Post · Nov 1996

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    Lawrence Dallaglio

    Lawrence Dallaglio · Feb 2011

    0 votes

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25. —
    Lea Salonga

    Lea Salonga, singer and actor · Dec 2023

    0 votes

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26. —
    Lee Child

    Lee Child, writer · Jan 2026

    0 votes

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27. —
    Lee Mack

    Lee Mack · Sep 2013

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28. —
    Lemn Sissay

    Lemn Sissay · Oct 2015

    0 votes

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    Len Goodman

    Len Goodman · Jun 2011

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    Lennie James

    Lennie James, actor · Nov 2025

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31. —
    Lenny Henry

    Lenny Henry · May 1989

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    Leo McKern

    Leo McKern · Apr 1984

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    Leon Brittan

    Sir Leon Brittan · Jun 1993

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    Leonard Rosoman

    Leonard Rosoman · Jun 2002

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    Leonard Rossiter

    Leonard Rossiter · Apr 1980

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36. —
    Leonard Slatkin

    Leonard Slatkin · Apr 2000

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    Les Murray

    Les Murray · Aug 1998

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    Lesley Garrett

    Lesley Garrett · Oct 1993

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    Lesley Manville

    Lesley Manville, actor · Feb 2023

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40. —
    Lesley Regan

    Professor Dame Lesley Regan, obstetrician and gynaecologist · Nov 2023

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