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

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   Julian Barnes

   Julian Barnes in conversation with Ian McEwan (Part Two) · 2 episodes

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   Kae Tempest

   An Evening with Kae Tempest (Part Two) · 2 episodes

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   Karen Armstrong

   Karen Armstrong on Religion and the History of Violence · 2 episodes

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   Kate Mosse

   Who are the Trailblazing Women Hidden From Our History? With Women's Prize Founder Kate Mosse · 2 episodes

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   Katherine Ryan

   Katherine Ryan: How I Found My Voice · Sep 2023

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   Keir Starmer

   Keir Starmer, Will Hutton, Alastair Campbell and Sonia Sodha on How to Remake Britain, Part Two · 2 episodes

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   Kwame Kwei-Armah

   Business Weekly: No Bullsh*t Leadership with Kwame Kwei-Armah · 2 episodes

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   Lyse Doucet

   Lyse Doucet on Reporting from the Frontlines (Part Two) · 3 episodes

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   Maggie Aderin-Pocock

   The Story of the Solar System, with Maggie Aderin-Pocock · Oct 2024

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    Maggie O'Farrell

    An Evening with Maggie O’Farrell: Land (Part Two) · 2 episodes

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    Margaret Atwood

    Margaret Atwood, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Elif Shafak & More On Finding Their Voice · 2 episodes

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    Margaret MacMillan

    Britain Should Not Have Fought in the First World War · 6 episodes

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    Marlon James

    NYT’s Novel of the Century? Marlon James on The Disappearers · Sep 2026

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    Martha Lane Fox
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    Martin Amis

    Martin Amis on Love, Loss and Death · 2 episodes

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    Mary Beard

    Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins on how antiquity shapes the modern world (Part Two) · 9 episodes

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    Mary Robinson
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    Matthew Barzun

    The Power of Giving Away Power with Matthew Barzun and Kamal Ahmed · Aug 2021

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    Max Hastings

    Max Hastings on On the Secret Mission to Defeat Hitler, Part Two · 2 episodes

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    Mervyn King

    Radical Uncertainty, with Mervyn King, John Kay and Jesse Norman · Mar 2020

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    Michael Palin

    Archive – How I Found My Voice: Michael Palin · 2 episodes

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    Michael Rosen

    Michael Rosen on Hope, Happiness and Finding Joy in the Small Things (Part Two) · 2 episodes

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    Minette Batters
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    Nicholas Hytner

    No Bullsh*t Leadership: Sir Nicholas Hytner · Sep 2023

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    Nick Cave

    Nick Cave on Faith, Hope and Carnage · Dec 2023

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    Nick Clegg

    Nick Clegg on Meta, AI and the Battle for Big Tech (Part Two) · 3 episodes

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    Nick Mohammed
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    Oz Clarke

    Old World vs New World: The Great Wine Debate, with Oz Clarke and Jancis Robinson · Jan 2020

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    Paul Johnson

    The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook, with Paul Johnson, Part Two · 2 episodes

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    Peter Capaldi
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    Philip Pullman

    Philip Pullman on Childhood and Fantasy · 2 episodes

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    Prue Leith

    Hungry for Life! An Evening with Prue Leith (Part Two) · 2 episodes

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    Ravinder Bhogal

    Ravinder Bhogal and Kavita Puri on Taste, Tradition and Turmoil · Sep 2023

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    Richard E Grant

    Hotels with History | Raffles Hotel, Singapore, with Richard E. Grant and Jules Perowne · Sep 2025

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    Rob Delaney
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    Robert Harris

    The Death of a Monarch and a Divided Nation, with Robert Harris · Dec 2022

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    Robert Macfarlane

    Robert Macfarlane on Landscape and the Human Heart · 2 episodes

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    Rose McGowan

    How I Found My Voice: Rose McGowan · Mar 2019

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    Roula Khalaf

    No Bullsh*t Leadership, with Roula Khalaf · May 2022

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    Rowan Williams

    Do We Have The Right To Die? With Lady Hale and Rowan Williams (Part Two) · 2 episodes

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