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1285 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   David Gray

   Music in the Age of COVID-19, with David Gray and Rosamund Urwin · May 2021

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   David Runciman

   Exploring the History of Ideas, with David Runciman · 2 episodes

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   David Tripp
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   David Wootton

   David Wootton and Giles Fraser on the Philosophy of Profit, Power and Pleasure · Feb 2019

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   Dawn Butler
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   Deborah Baker

   What can Charlottesville teach us about America’s national story? With Deborah Baker · Jul 2025

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   Deepa Anappara

   Letters To A Writer Of Colour, with Deepa Anappara And Taymour Soomro · May 2023

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   Dipo Faloyin

   The 12 Books of Christmas, Part 3 – Dipo Faloyin, Lea Ypi and Melissa Thompson · 2 episodes

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   Duncan Mavin

   Scandal, Sleaze and the Collapse of Credit Suisse, with Duncan Mavin · Jan 2025

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    Dylan Jones

    Were the 1990s Britain’s Coolest Decade? with Dylan Jones · Dec 2022

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    Ece Temelkuran

    Fascism, Exile, and Redefining Home in the 21st Century, with Ece Temelkuran · 4 episodes

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    Ed Conway

    How Trade Shapes Our World, With Ed Conway · 2 episodes

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    Ed Vaizey

    Return or Retain? The Parthenon Marbles Debate, with Ed Vaizey and Noel Malcolm · Nov 2023

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    Edward Lucas
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    Edward Wong

    Growing Up in the Shadow of China, with Edward Wong · Jul 2024

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    Eleanor Drage

    Should We Stop Catastrophising About AI? With Eleanor Drage and Carl Miller · Jul 2026

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    Eliot Higgins

    Bellingcat Founder Eliot Higgins on Navalny, Syria and Skripal · Feb 2021

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    Emily Callaci

    Revisiting Wages for Housework, with Emily Callaci · Mar 2025

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    Emily Tamkin
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    Erika Fatland

    Neighbouring Russia, with Erika Fatland · Jun 2022

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    Erlend Ofte Arntsen
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    Eugene Linden

    How to Avert the Climate Catastrophe and a Financial Meltdown, with Eugene Linden · May 2022

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    Faiza Shaheen

    Know Your Place: Does Class Still Rule Britain? With Dr Faiza Shaheen · Nov 2023

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    Faramerz Dabhoiwala

    Faramerz Dabhoiwala on the Origins of Sex · Jun 2015

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    Farhan Samanani

    How To Live With Each Other, with Farhan Samanani · Jun 2022

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    Fatima Bhutto

    Fatima Bhutto on Grief, Survival, and the Life-Affirming Love of Canine Companions · 2 episodes

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    Flora Carr

    Reimagining the Life of Mary, Queen of Scots, with Flora Carr · Mar 2024

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    Francine Lacqua

    The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook: Leadership Special, with Francine Lacqua (Part Two) · 2 episodes

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    Frank Close

    Was the Nuclear Bomb Inevitable? With Frank Close · Aug 2025

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    Frank Everett

    The Specialist | Jackie O's Faux Pearls, with Frank Everett · Feb 2026

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    Frank Verstraete

    Why does nobody understand quantum physics? With Frank Verstraete and Céline Broeckaert · Jul 2025

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    Franz-Stefan Gady

    How Will the US Fight China? With Franz-Stefan Gady · Oct 2025

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    Gabriel Gatehouse
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    Gemma Milne

    Hype, Smoke and Mirrors, with Gemma Milne and Carl Miller · Apr 2020

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    Geoffrey Robertson
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    Geordie Greig
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    George Gordon

    The Specialist | The Rediscovery of Rubens’ The Massacre of the Innocents, with George Gordon · Jul 2025

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    Giles Fraser
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    Gord Duff

    The Specialist | The Most Valuable Car in the World, with Gord Duff And Marcus Breitschwerdt · Oct 2025

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    Gordon Corera

    Life and Death in the KGB, with The Rest is Classified’s Gordon Corera (Part Two) · 2 episodes

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