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. —
   Naomi Mitchison

   Naomi Mitchison · Apr 1991

   0 votes

   Never again
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   Natalia Makarova

   Natalia Makarova · Jul 1984

   0 votes

   Never again
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   Natalie Wood

   Natalie Wood · May 1980

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   Natasha Spender

   Lady Natasha Spender · Jan 2007

   0 votes

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   Nazir Afzal

   Nazir Afzal, lawyer · Aug 2021

   0 votes

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   Ned Sherrin

   Ned Sherrin · Jul 1989

   0 votes

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   Neil Jordan

   Neil Jordan · Jan 2000

   0 votes

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   Neil Kinnock

   Neil Kinnock · May 1988

   0 votes

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   Neil Simon

   Neil Simon · May 1995

   0 votes

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    Neil Tennant

    Neil Tennant · Feb 2007

    0 votes

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    Nemone Lethbridge

    Nemone Lethbridge, lawyer and writer · Mar 2025

    0 votes

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    Neville Marriner

    Neville Marriner · Dec 1980

    0 votes

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    Nicholas Goodison

    Sir Nicholas Goodison · Mar 1987

    0 votes

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    Nicholas Grimshaw

    Nicholas Grimshaw · Dec 2003

    0 votes

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    Nicholas Henderson

    Sir Nicholas Henderson · May 1989

    0 votes

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    Nicholas Hytner

    Nicholas Hytner · Jul 1993

    0 votes

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    Nicholas Parsons

    Nicholas Parsons · Nov 2007

    0 votes

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18. —
    Nicholas Snowman

    Nicholas Snowman · Oct 1990

    0 votes

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    Nick Cave

    Nick Cave, singer and writer · Feb 2025

    0 votes

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    Nick Clegg

    Nick Clegg · Oct 2010

    0 votes

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21. —
    Nick Danziger

    Nick Danziger · Mar 2003

    0 votes

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    Nick Hornby

    Nick Hornby · Sep 2003

    0 votes

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23. —
    Nick Park

    Nick Park · Dec 2010

    0 votes

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24. —
    Nick Webborn

    Professor Nick Webborn, Chair of the British Paralympic Association · Feb 2022

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25. —
    Nicky Haslam

    Nicky Haslam · Aug 2009

    0 votes

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26. —
    Nico Ladenis

    Nico Ladenis · Feb 1997

    0 votes

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27. —
    Nicola Adams

    Nicola Adams · Nov 2016

    0 votes

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28. —
    Nicola Benedetti

    Nicola Benedetti · Jan 2014

    0 votes

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29. —
    Nicola Fox

    Dr Nicola Fox, head of science at Nasa · Dec 2023

    0 votes

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    Nicola Horlick

    Nicola Horlick · Jul 2007

    0 votes

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31. —
    Nicola Sturgeon

    Rt Hon Nicola Sturgeon · Nov 2015

    0 votes

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    Nicole Farhi

    Nicole Farhi · Jul 2016

    0 votes

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33. —
    Nigel Hawthorne

    Nigel Hawthorne · Nov 1986

    0 votes

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    Nigel Kennedy

    Nigel Kennedy · Jan 1986

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    Nigel Lawson

    Rt. Hon. Nigel Lawson · Dec 1989

    0 votes

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36. —
    Nigel Nicolson

    Nigel Nicolson · Mar 1995

    0 votes

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    Nigel Owens

    Nigel Owens · Feb 2017

    0 votes

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    Nigel Slater

    Nigel Slater · Jun 2005

    0 votes

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    Nigella Lawson

    Nigella Lawson · Oct 2003

    0 votes

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40. —
    Nile Rodgers

    Nile Rodgers · Oct 2018

    0 votes

    Never again