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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   Richard Condon

   Richard Condon · Sep 1986

   0 votes

   Never again
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   Richard Curtis

   Richard Curtis · Feb 1999

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   Richard Doll

   Professor Sir Richard Doll · Feb 2001

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   Richard Dreyfuss

   Richard Dreyfuss · May 1999

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   Richard Dunwoody

   Richard Dunwoody · Apr 1999

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   Richard E Grant

   Richard E Grant, actor · Dec 2022

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   Richard Eyre

   Richard Eyre · Mar 1985

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   Richard Gregory

   Richard Gregory · Apr 1993

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   Richard Griffiths

   Richard Griffiths · Jan 2006

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    Richard Hoggart

    Richard Hoggart · Oct 1995

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    Richard Ingrams

    Richard Ingrams · Aug 2008

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    Richard Leakey

    Richard Leakey · Jun 1981

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    Richard Mabey

    Richard Mabey · Oct 1997

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    Richard Madeley

    Richard Madeley · Mar 2009

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    Richard Noble

    Richard Noble · Feb 1998

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    Richard Osman

    Richard Osman, writer and broadcaster · Dec 2021

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    Richard Rodney Bennett

    Richard Rodney Bennett · Oct 1997

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    Richard Rogers

    Richard Rogers · Mar 1990

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    Richard Sykes

    Sir Richard Sykes · Dec 1999

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    Richard Wilson

    Richard Wilson, actor and director · Jun 2021

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    Richard Young

    Richard Young, photographer · Mar 2026

    0 votes

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    Rick Stein

    Rick Stein · Aug 1999

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    Rick Wakeman

    Rick Wakeman · Jun 2017

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    Rita Dove

    Rita Dove · Aug 1999

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    Rita Rae

    Rita Rae, Lady Rae, lawyer and judge · Mar 2024

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    Rita Tushingham

    Rita Tushingham, actor · Jul 2022

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    Roald Dahl

    Roald Dahl · Oct 1979

    0 votes

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    Rob Brydon

    Rob Brydon · May 2010

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    Rob Delaney

    Rob Delaney, actor and comedian · Aug 2024

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    Robbie Coltrane

    Robbie Coltrane · Feb 1992

    0 votes

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    Robert Burchfield

    Robert Burchfield · Apr 1985

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    Robert Carrier

    Robert Carrier · Nov 1987

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    Robert Fisk

    Robert Fisk · Oct 2006

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    Robert Hardy

    Robert Hardy · Nov 2011

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    Robert Harris

    Robert Harris · Nov 2010

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    Robert Lindsay

    Robert Lindsay · Jun 1992

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    Robert Macfarlane

    Robert Macfarlane, writer · Jul 2021

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    Robert Maxwell

    Robert Maxwell · Jul 1987

    0 votes

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    Robert Mayer

    Sir Robert Mayer · Jun 1979

    0 votes

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    Robert McCrum

    Robert McCrum · Mar 2000

    0 votes

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