Desert Island Discs

BBC Radio 4

Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

Episodes · 25

Stephen Mangan on why he'll never be Bond

Oct 19, 2026 · 2m

How Nick Cave's songs reveal themselves painfully to him

Oct 16, 2026 · 3m

Meera Syal on holding up a mirror to British society in Goodness Gracious Me

Oct 15, 2026 · 2m

Why Lyse Doucet doesn't want to be called a war reporter

Oct 14, 2026 · 2m

Gareth Southgate on putting on the England shirt for the first time

Oct 13, 2026 · 3m

Michael Sheen on his father's time as a Jack Nicholson impersonator

Oct 12, 2026 · 3m

Rick Rubin on finding the magic in music

Oct 9, 2026 · 3m

Caitlin Moran on the smells that defined her childhood

Oct 8, 2026 · 2m

Romesh Ranganathan on finding his comedy sweet spot

Oct 7, 2026 · 2m

Tanni Grey-Thompson on winning four Olympic golds in Sydney

Oct 6, 2026 · 2m

Greta Gerwig on her childhood enthusiasm for putting on plays

Oct 5, 2026 · 3m

James Graham on his "stripping vicar" ice-dancing routine

Oct 2, 2026 · 3m

Jessica Ennis-Hill on the moment she won Olympic gold

Oct 1, 2026 · 2m

Warwick Davis on his first role as an Ewok in Star Wars

Sep 30, 2026 · 3m

How Lily Allen brought the house down with a Disney song aged 11

Sep 29, 2026 · 2m

How hiding in a toilet helped Steven Spielberg get into the movie business

Sep 28, 2026 · 3m

Malorie Blackman on receiving 82 rejection letters from publishers

Sep 25, 2026 · 3m

How snooker halls became Ronnie O'Sullivan's "creche" from a young age

Sep 24, 2026 · 2m

Delia Smith on her catchphrase - "Let's be havin' you!"

Sep 23, 2026 · 3m

How Kate Moss's modelling break came at an unexpected moment

Sep 22, 2026 · 3m

Keith Richards on writing "Satisfaction" in his sleep

Sep 21, 2026 · 4m

Chaka Khan, singer and songwriter

Sep 13, 2026 · 51m

Professor Dame Pamela Shaw

Sep 6, 2026 · 52m

Emma Grede, businesswoman

Aug 29, 2026 · 51m

Sir Roger Deakins, cinematographer

Aug 23, 2026 · 50m