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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   Uta Frith

   Uta Frith · Feb 2013

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   Never again
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   V S Naipaul

   V S Naipaul · Jul 1980

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   Val McDermid

   Val McDermid · Jul 2013

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   Val Wilmer

   Val Wilmer, writer and photographer · Mar 2024

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   Vanley Burke

   Vanley Burke, photographer · Nov 2018

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   Ved Mehta

   Ved Mehta · Aug 1984

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   Venki Ramakrishnan

   Venki Ramakrishnan · Oct 2018

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   Vera Lynn

   Dame Vera Lynn · Sep 1989

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   Vernon Handley

   Vernon Handley · Nov 1984

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    Vernon Scannell

    Vernon Scannell · Nov 1987

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    Vic Reeves

    Vic Reeves · Mar 2003

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    Victor Adebowale

    Lord Victor Adebowale · Oct 2011

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    Victoria Wood

    Victoria Wood · 2 episodes

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    Vidal Sassoon

    Vidal Sassoon · Oct 2011

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    Vikram Seth

    Vikram Seth · Jan 2012

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    Vincent Cable

    Vincent Cable MP · Jan 2009

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    Virginia Bottomley

    Rt Hon Virginia Bottomley MP · Oct 1993

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    Virginia Holgate

    Virginia Holgate · Aug 1986

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    Virginia Ironside

    Virginia Ironside · Mar 1997

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    Virginia McKenna

    Virginia McKenna · Sep 2004

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    Vittorio Radice

    Vittorio Radice · Jun 2003

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    Vivienne Westwood

    Vivienne Westwood · Jun 1992

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    Vladimir Jurowski

    Vladimir Jurowski · Aug 2007

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    Vlado Perlemuter

    Vlado Perlemuter · Jul 1984

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    Waheed Arian

    Dr Waheed Arian, doctor · Oct 2022

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    Wangari Maathai

    Wangari Maathai · Jul 2007

    0 votes

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    Warren Mitchell

    Warren Mitchell · Nov 1999

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    Warwick Davis

    Warwick Davis · Jun 2016

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    Wayne Marshall

    Wayne Marshall · Apr 2002

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    Wayne McGregor

    Wayne McGregor · Jan 2017

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    Wendy Beckett

    Sister Wendy Beckett · Dec 2012

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    Wendy Cope

    Wendy Cope, poet · Jan 2019

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    Wendy Dagworthy

    Wendy Dagworthy · Nov 2014

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    Wendy Hall

    Dame Wendy Hall · Jul 2014

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    Wendy Richard

    Wendy Richard · Jul 1995

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    Whoopi Goldberg

    Whoopi Goldberg · May 2009

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    Wilbur Smith

    Wilbur Smith · Sep 1982

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    Wilfred Thesiger

    Wilfred Thesiger · Oct 1979

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    Will Carling

    Will Carling · May 1992

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    Willard White

    Willard White · Nov 1999

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