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

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   Christina Lamb
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   Clive Woodward

   BONUS: Clive Woodward on No Bullsh*t Leadership in partnership with Havas · Oct 2020

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   Colm Toibin

   Colm Tóibín on Stories of Exile (Part Two) · 2 episodes

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   David Harewood

   Africa to the Americas: Sites of Slavery, Resistance and Civil Rights, with David Harewood and Bonnie Greer · Mar 2022

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   David King
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   David Mitchell
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   David Olusoga

   Statues, Slavery and the Struggle for Equality with David Olusoga, Dawn Butler and Susan Neiman · Jun 2020

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   David Schwimmer

   Growing Up with David Schwimmer and Nick Mohammed · Apr 2023

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   David Spiegelhalter

   How Should We Prepare for the Unknown? With Statistician David Spiegelhalter · 3 episodes

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    David Tennant
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    Deborah Frances-White

    An Evening with Deborah Frances-White and David Tennant (Part Two) · 2 episodes

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    Desmond Tutu
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    Dolly Alderton
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    Ed Miliband

    Ed Miliband on How To Build a Better World · Jun 2021

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    Elif Shafak

    An Evening with Elif Shafak and Peter Frankopan · 2 episodes

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    Emily Maitlis

    Uncovering the Epstein Story, with Emily Maitlis and Amy Wallace (Part Two) · 2 episodes

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    Emily Ratajkowski

    Emily Ratajkowski on Feminism, Capitalism, and Exploitation · Apr 2023

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    George Steiner

    George Steiner on the Poetry of Thought · Mar 2016

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    Gloria Estefan

    Gloria Estefan on the Latin American Dream · 2 episodes

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    Grace Dent

    The 12 Books of Christmas | Comfort Eating with Grace Dent · 3 episodes

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    Grayson Perry

    Sotheby's Talks | How Do Objects Achieve Iconic Status, with Grayson Perry and Xa Sturgis · 3 episodes

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    Gwen Adshead

    How To Overcome Trauma, With Psychotherapist Dr Gwen Adshead (Part Two) · 3 episodes

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    Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

    The 12 Books of Christmas | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall & ZOE’s Dr Federica Amati on Eating 30 Plants A Week · 3 episodes

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    Ian Hislop

    Ian Hislop on Satire and Becoming the Most Sued Man in England · Feb 2023

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    Ian McEwan

    Ian McEwan on Speculative Fiction, Lost Poems and What We Can Know · 2 episodes

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    Ijeoma Uchegbu

    How Does Chemistry Shape our World? With Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu · Apr 2026

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    Ivo Graham

    Yardsticks For Failure, with Ivo Graham (Part Two) · 2 episodes

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    Jancis Robinson

    Debate: Burgundy vs Bordeaux · 4 episodes

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    Jason Isaacs
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    Jeanette Winterson
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    Jeremy Bowen

    Jeremy Bowen: Making Sense of the Modern Middle East, Part Two · 2 episodes

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    Jeremy Irons

    Cultural Favourites from the Archives – Words that Changed The World, with Jeremy Irons and Carey Mulligan · 2 episodes

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    Jess Phillips

    Jess Phillips on the Challenges of a New Era for British Politics · Aug 2024

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    Jim Al-Khalili

    Archive: The Joy of Science, with Jim Al-Khalili · 3 episodes

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    John Humphrys

    John Humphrys: The Terrier of Today, in conversation with Justin Webb · Oct 2019

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    John Simpson

    No Bullsh*t Leadership, with John Simpson · Mar 2022

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    Jon Snow
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    Jon Sopel

    The Age of Intelligence: Live in Partnership with IBM · 2 episodes

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    Jonathan Sacks

    Coronavirus and Morality: Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and Ritula Shah in conversation · Mar 2020

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    Jordan Stephens

    The 12 Books of Christmas | Jordan Stephens on Love, Chaos and Becoming a Man · 3 episodes

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