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. —
   Brian Glover

   Brian Glover · Oct 1980

   0 votes

   Never again
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   Brian Keenan

   Brian Keenan · Dec 1990

   0 votes

   Never again
3. —
   Brian May

   Brian May · Sep 2002

   0 votes

   Never again
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   Brian Moore

   Brian Moore · Feb 2012

   0 votes

   Never again
5. —
   Brian Redhead

   Brian Redhead · Jul 1986

   0 votes

   Never again
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   Brian Sewell

   Brian Sewell · Jun 1994

   0 votes

   Never again
7. —
   Britt Ekland

   Britt Ekland · May 1994

   0 votes

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8. —
   Bruce Fogle

   Bruce Fogle · Aug 2001

   0 votes

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9. —
   Bruce Forsyth

   Bruce Forsyth · Dec 1996

   0 votes

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10. —
    Bruce Oldfield

    Bruce Oldfield · Feb 1986

    0 votes

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    Bruno Tonioli

    Bruno Tonioli · Dec 2017

    0 votes

    Never again
12. —
    Bryan Stevenson

    Bryan Stevenson · Mar 2015

    0 votes

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    Bryn Terfel

    Bryn Terfel · Sep 2003

    0 votes

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14. —
    Buddy Rich

    Buddy Rich · May 1981

    0 votes

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15. —
    Burl Ives

    Burl Ives · Mar 1979

    0 votes

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16. —
    C Northcote Parkinson

    C Northcote Parkinson · Jul 1979

    0 votes

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17. —
    Caitlin Moran

    Caitlin Moran · Jan 2017

    0 votes

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18. —
    Cameron Mackintosh

    Cameron Mackintosh · Dec 2001

    0 votes

    Never again
19. —
    Camila Batmanghelidjh

    Camila Batmanghelidjh · Oct 2006

    0 votes

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    Captain Jacques Cousteau

    Captain Jacques Cousteau · Jul 1982

    0 votes

    Never again
21. —
    Carl Davis

    Carl Davis · Aug 1982

    0 votes

    Never again
22. —
    Carl Djerassi

    Carl Djerassi · Oct 2002

    0 votes

    Never again
23. —
    Carl Hester

    Carl Hester, dressage rider · Nov 2021

    0 votes

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24. —
    Carl Jones

    Professor Carl Jones, conservation biologist · Apr 2025

    0 votes

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25. —
    Carl Sagan

    Carl Sagan · Jul 1981

    0 votes

    Never again
26. —
    Carla Lane

    Carla Lane · Feb 1981

    0 votes

    Never again
27. —
    Carlo Curley

    Carlo Curley · Sep 1982

    0 votes

    Never again
28. —
    Carlo Rovelli

    Professor Carlo Rovelli · Jul 2017

    0 votes

    Never again
29. —
    Carlos Acosta

    Carlos Acosta · Jan 2005

    0 votes

    Never again
30. —
    Carlos Frenk

    Professor Carlos Frenk · Jun 2018

    0 votes

    Never again
31. —
    Carmen Callil

    Carmen Callil · Dec 1992

    0 votes

    Never again
32. —
    Carol Black

    Professor Dame Carol Black · Feb 2016

    0 votes

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33. —
    Carol Klein

    Carol Klein, gardener · Aug 2025

    0 votes

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34. —
    Carol Robinson

    Professor Dame Carol Robinson, scientist · Sep 2025

    0 votes

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    Carolyn McCall

    Carolyn McCall · Oct 2013

    0 votes

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36. —
    Cath Kidston

    Cath Kidston · Apr 2011

    0 votes

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37. —
    Catherine Cookson

    Catherine Cookson · Sep 1984

    0 votes

    Never again
38. —
    Catherine Gaskin

    Catherine Gaskin · Oct 1980

    0 votes

    Never again
39. —
    Cecil Beaton

    Sir Cecil Beaton · Jan 1980

    0 votes

    Never again
40. —
    Cecil Lewis

    Cecil Lewis · May 1991

    0 votes

    Never again