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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   Max Boyce

   Max Boyce · Apr 1983

   0 votes

   Never again
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   Max Hastings

   Max Hastings · Jun 1986

   0 votes

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   Max Nicholson

   Max Nicholson · Sep 1995

   0 votes

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   Max Perutz

   Dr Max Perutz · Jun 2000

   0 votes

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   Maxine Peake

   Maxine Peake, actor · Nov 2022

   0 votes

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   Maxwell Hutchinson

   Maxwell Hutchinson · Sep 1991

   0 votes

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   Maya Angelou

   Maya Angelou · Aug 1987

   0 votes

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   Meera Syal

   Meera Syal · Jun 2003

   0 votes

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   Melanie C

   Melanie C · Feb 2020

   0 votes

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    Menzies Campbell

    Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell MP · Oct 2004

    0 votes

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    Mervyn King

    Sir Mervyn King · Jun 2013

    0 votes

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    Michael Ball

    Michael Ball · Mar 2008

    0 votes

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    Michael Bogdanov

    Michael Bogdanov · Apr 1987

    0 votes

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    Michael Caine

    Sir Michael Caine · Dec 2009

    0 votes

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    Michael Codron

    Michael Codron · Nov 1989

    0 votes

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    Michael Crawford

    Michael Crawford · Dec 1999

    0 votes

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    Michael Deeley

    Michael Deeley · Dec 2008

    0 votes

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    Michael Eavis

    Michael Eavis · Nov 2008

    0 votes

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    Michael Elkins

    Michael Elkins · Feb 1985

    0 votes

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    Michael Ffolkes

    Michael Ffolkes · Oct 1984

    0 votes

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    Michael Foot

    Rt. Hon. Michael Foot · Oct 1988

    0 votes

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    Michael Gambon

    Michael Gambon · Apr 1988

    0 votes

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23. —
    Michael Grade

    Michael Grade · May 1992

    0 votes

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    Michael Green

    Michael Green · May 1999

    0 votes

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    Michael Heath

    Michael Heath · Aug 2016

    0 votes

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    Michael Heseltine

    Rt. Hon. Michael Heseltine · Jan 1988

    0 votes

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    Michael Holding

    Michael Holding, cricketer · Sep 2021

    0 votes

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    Michael Holroyd

    Michael Holroyd · Feb 2000

    0 votes

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    Michael Hordern

    Sir Michael Hordern · Feb 1987

    0 votes

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    Michael Howard

    Rt Hon Michael Howard MP · Jul 2004

    0 votes

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    Michael Johnson

    Michael Johnson · Oct 2011

    0 votes

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    Michael Mansfield

    Michael Mansfield · Oct 2010

    0 votes

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    Michael Marmot

    Sir Michael Marmot · Jul 2014

    0 votes

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34. —
    Michael McIntyre

    Michael McIntyre · Jul 2011

    0 votes

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    Michael Morpurgo

    Michael Morpurgo · Apr 2004

    0 votes

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    Michael Nyman

    Michael Nyman · Dec 1999

    0 votes

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    Michael Palin

    Michael Palin · Nov 1979

    0 votes

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    Michael Portillo

    Rt Hon Michael Portillo MP · Jul 2000

    0 votes

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    Michael Powell

    Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger · Sep 1980

    0 votes

    Never again
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    Michael Quinn

    Michael Quinn · Mar 1984

    0 votes

    Never again