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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   Sinead Cusack

   Sinead Cusack · 2 episodes

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   Sonia Boyce

   Sonia Boyce, artist · Mar 2023

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   Sonita Alleyne

   Sonita Alleyne, Master of Jesus College, Cambridge · Feb 2020

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   Sophia Loren

   Sophia Loren · Feb 2021

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   Stan Barstow

   Stan Barstow · Aug 1986

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   Stan Tracey

   Stan Tracey · Apr 1999

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   Stanley Kalms

   Sir Stanley Kalms · Jul 2001

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   Stanley McMurtry

   Stanley McMurtry · Mar 2008

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   Stella McCartney

   Stella McCartney · Jun 2017

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    Stephanie Beacham

    Stephanie Beacham · Feb 1988

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    Stephanie Shirley

    Dame Stephanie Shirley · May 2010

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    Stephen Frears

    Stephen Frears · Jan 2004

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    Stephen Hawking

    Stephen Hawking · Dec 1992

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    Stephen Hough

    Stephen Hough · Oct 2016

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    Stephen King

    Stephen King · Nov 2006

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    Stephen Mangan

    Stephen Mangan · Mar 2025

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    Stephen Poliakoff

    Stephen Poliakoff · Mar 2005

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    Stephen Sondheim

    Stephen Sondheim · 2 episodes

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    Stephen Spender

    Sir Stephen Spender · Apr 1989

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    Stephen Tumin

    Judge Stephen Tumin · Oct 1993

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    Stephen Westaby

    Professor Stephen Westaby, surgeon and writer · Apr 2026

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    Steve Backshall

    Steve Backshall, explorer · Aug 2020

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    Steve Davis

    Steve Davis · Jan 1983

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    Steve Jones

    Dr Steve Jones · Mar 1992

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    Steve McQueen

    Steve McQueen · Sep 2014

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    Steven Berkoff

    Steven Berkoff · Jan 1992

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    Steven Isserlis

    Steven Isserlis · Dec 2007

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    Steven Knight

    Steven Knight, writer · Sep 2024

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    Stewart Granger

    Stewart Granger · Apr 1981

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    Stuart Hall

    Professor Stuart Hall · Feb 2000

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    Stuart Rose

    Sir Stuart Rose · Nov 2009

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    Stubby Kaye

    Stubby Kaye · Feb 1984

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    Sue Barker

    Sue Barker, presenter and tennis player · Oct 2022

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    Sue Biggs

    Sue Biggs, DG Royal Horticultural Society · Jul 2019

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    Sue Black

    Dr Sue Black · 2 episodes

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    Sue Campbell

    Dame Sue Campbell, Director Women's Football at the FA · Jan 2020

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    Sue Ion

    Dr Dame Sue Ion · Mar 2016

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    Sue Johnston

    Sue Johnston · May 2002

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    Sue Lawley

    Sue Lawley · Nov 1987

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    Sue MacGregor

    Sue MacGregor · Feb 2002

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