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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   Adrian Boult

   Sir Adrian Boult · Apr 1979

   0 votes

   Never again
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   Adrian Cadbury

   Sir Adrian Cadbury · Jan 1995

   0 votes

   Never again
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   Adrian Edmondson

   Adrian Edmondson, actor, writer · Oct 2023

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   Adrian Noble

   Adrian Noble · Mar 2000

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   Ahdaf Soueif

   Ahdaf Soueif · Jun 2012

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   Akram Khan

   Akram Khan · Jul 2012

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   Al Alvarez

   Al Alvarez · Mar 2000

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   Alan Bleasdale

   Alan Bleasdale · Aug 1991

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   Alan Carr

   Alan Carr, comedian · Dec 2018

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    Alan Clark

    Alan Clark · Jan 1995

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    Alan Cumming

    Alan Cumming, actor · Apr 2022

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    Alan Hacker

    Alan Hacker · Apr 1994

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    Alan Howard

    Alan Howard · Dec 1981

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    Alan Johnson

    Alan Johnson · Oct 2007

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    Alan Jones

    Alan Jones · Sep 1981

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    Alan King-Hamilton

    Sir Alan King-Hamilton · May 1983

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    Alan Minter

    Alan Minter · Nov 1980

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    Alan Parker

    Alan Parker · 2 episodes

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    Alan Plater

    Alan Plater · Oct 1989

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    Alan Price

    Alan Price · Dec 1982

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    Alan Sillitoe

    Alan Sillitoe · Jan 2009

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    Alan Titchmarsh

    Alan Titchmarsh · Jul 2002

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    Alan Yentob

    Alan Yentob · Oct 1995

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    Albie Sachs

    Albie Sachs · Nov 2000

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    Alec Broers

    Sir Alec Broers · Apr 2001

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    Alec Jeffreys

    Alec Jeffreys · Dec 2007

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    Alec McCowen

    Alec McCowen · May 1979

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    Alex Crawford

    Alex Crawford · Jan 2016

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    Alex Salmond

    Rt Hon Alex Salmond · Jan 2011

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    Alexander McCall Smith

    Alexander McCall Smith · Jun 2005

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    Alexandra Shulman

    Alexandra Shulman · Jun 2013

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    Alexei Sayle

    Alexei Sayle, comedian · May 2021

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    Alf Dubs

    Lord Alf Dubs, politician and campaigner · Jul 2025

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    Alfie Boe

    Alfie Boe · Jun 2011

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    Alfred Ayer

    Sir Alfred Ayer · Jul 1984

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    Alfred Brendel

    Alfred Brendel · Nov 2013

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    Alfred Eisenstadt

    Alfred Eisenstadt · Sep 1984

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    Alfred Wainwright

    Alfred Wainwright · Sep 1988

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    Ali Smith

    Ali Smith · Nov 2016

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    Alice Roberts

    Professor Alice Roberts, scientist and broadcaster · Apr 2024

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