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Desert Island Discs

Desert Island Discs

350 episodes

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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Professor Dame Lesley Regan, obstetrician and gynaecologist

Published: Nov. 26, 2023, noon
Duration: 37 minutes 16 seconds

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Patrick Grant, designer and broadcaster

Published: Nov. 19, 2023, 12:33 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 1 second

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Dame Donna Langley, film studio executive

Published: Nov. 12, 2023, noon
Duration: 36 minutes

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Greg Jackson, entrepreneur

Published: Nov. 5, 2023, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 8 seconds

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Katherine Ryan, comedian

Published: Oct. 29, 2023, 11:15 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 42 seconds

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Lucinda Russell, horse trainer

Published: Oct. 22, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 56 seconds

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Adrian Edmondson, actor, writer

Published: Oct. 14, 2023, 11:57 p.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 41 seconds

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Shirley Collins, folk singer

Published: Sept. 2, 2023, 11:01 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 8 seconds

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Toto Wolff, Formula 1 executive

Published: Aug. 27, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 57 seconds

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Simon Woolley, crossbench peer

Published: Aug. 20, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 58 seconds

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Jill Scott, footballer

Published: Aug. 12, 2023, 11:28 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 51 seconds

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Peter Doig, artist

Published: Aug. 5, 2023, 11:38 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 13 seconds

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Stanley Tucci, actor

Published: July 30, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 53 seconds

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Kate Mosse, writer

Published: July 22, 2023, 11:16 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 16 seconds

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Adam Kay, writer

Published: July 16, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 55 seconds

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Claudia Rankine, poet

Published: July 9, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 53 seconds

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Jeremy Bowen, journalist

Published: July 2, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 35 seconds

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Ronnie O'Sullivan, snooker player

Published: June 24, 2023, 11:25 p.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 15 seconds

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Professor Sharon Peacock, scientist

Published: June 18, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 34 seconds

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Simon Pegg, actor

Published: June 11, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 19 seconds

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Professor Peter Hennessy, historian

Published: June 4, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 58 seconds

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Dara O Briain, comedian and television presenter

Published: April 23, 2023, 10:15 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 49 seconds

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Liz Carr, actor and activist

Published: April 19, 2023, 9:06 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 17 seconds

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Amanda Blanc, businesswoman

Published: April 9, 2023, 10:15 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 58 seconds

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Robert Webb, comedian

Published: April 1, 2023, 11:10 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 57 seconds

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Sonia Boyce, artist

Published: March 26, 2023, 10:15 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 20 seconds

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Jenny Beavan, costume designer

Published: March 19, 2023, 12:35 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 51 seconds

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David Sedaris, writer

Published: March 12, 2023, 11:15 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 28 seconds

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Lesley Manville, actor

Published: March 5, 2023, 12:10 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 35 seconds

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Professor Corinne Le Quere, climate scientist

Published: Feb. 26, 2023, 11:15 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 11 seconds

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Michael Pollan, writer

Published: Feb. 19, 2023, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 55 seconds

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Gabby Logan, broadcaster

Published: Feb. 12, 2023, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 33 seconds

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Sir Malcolm Walker, retailer

Published: Feb. 5, 2023, 12:10 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 11 seconds

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Kirsty Young, broadcaster

Published: Jan. 22, 2023, 12:44 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 10 seconds

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Steven Spielberg, director

Published: Jan. 15, 2023, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 15 seconds

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Cate Blanchett, actor

Published: Jan. 8, 2023, 12:22 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 5 seconds

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Edward Enninful, editor

Published: Jan. 1, 2023, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 8 seconds

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Baz Luhrmann, director

Published: Dec. 25, 2022, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 7 seconds

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Barry Hearn, sports promoter

Published: Dec. 18, 2022, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 33 seconds

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Professor Jean Golding, epidemiologist

Published: Dec. 11, 2022, noon
Duration: 36 minutes

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Richard E Grant, actor

Published: Dec. 4, 2022, 12:10 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 57 seconds

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Professor Angela Gallop, forensic scientist

Published: Nov. 27, 2022, noon
Duration: 38 minutes 11 seconds

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Rick Rubin, music producer

Published: Nov. 20, 2022, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 40 seconds

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Maxine Peake, actor

Published: Nov. 13, 2022, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 32 seconds

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Kevin Sinfield, rugby player

Published: Nov. 6, 2022, 12:10 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 35 seconds

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Dr Waheed Arian, doctor

Published: Oct. 30, 2022, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 53 seconds

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Jay Blades, presenter and furniture restorer

Published: Oct. 23, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 5 seconds

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Sue Barker, presenter and tennis player

Published: Oct. 16, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 16 seconds

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John Legend, musician

Published: Sept. 3, 2022, 11:10 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 27 seconds

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Clare Smyth, chef

Published: Aug. 28, 2022, midnight
Duration: 35 minutes 50 seconds

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Kate Moss, model

Published: Aug. 21, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 34 seconds

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Kate Ewart-Biggs, Deputy Chief Executive, British Council

Published: Aug. 13, 2022, 11:05 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 54 seconds

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Andrew Ramroop, tailor

Published: Aug. 6, 2022, 11:05 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 21 seconds

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Adele, singer and songwriter

Published: July 31, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 10 seconds

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Bono, singer and songwriter

Published: July 24, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 5 seconds

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Rita Tushingham, actor

Published: July 17, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 7 seconds

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Frances O'Grady, General Secretary of the TUC

Published: July 10, 2022, midnight
Duration: 36 minutes 16 seconds

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Jon Ronson, writer and broadcaster

Published: July 3, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 52 seconds

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David Harewood, actor and presenter

Published: June 26, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 52 seconds

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Ellie Simmonds, swimmer

Published: June 18, 2022, 11:10 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 11 seconds

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Bradley Walsh, presenter and actor

Published: June 12, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 48 seconds

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Fiona Hill, foreign affairs specialist

Published: June 5, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 22 seconds

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Desert Island Discoveries

Published: May 29, 2022, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 9 seconds

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Winnie Byanyima, executive director of Unaids

Published: April 24, 2022, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 35 seconds

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Alan Cumming, actor

Published: April 17, 2022, midnight
Duration: 35 minutes 2 seconds

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Robert Plant, singer and songwriter

Published: April 10, 2022, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 12 seconds

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Oti Mabuse, dancer

Published: April 3, 2022, midnight
Duration: 35 minutes 29 seconds

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Professor Nick Webborn, Chair of the British Paralympic Association

Published: Feb. 27, 2022, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 30 seconds

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Anne Tyler, writer

Published: Feb. 20, 2022, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 1 second

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Leslie Caron, actress

Published: Feb. 13, 2022, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 31 seconds

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Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, statistician

Published: Feb. 6, 2022, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes

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Lyse Doucet, journalist

Published: Jan. 30, 2022, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 50 seconds

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John Caudwell, businessman

Published: Jan. 23, 2022, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 37 seconds

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Deborah Levy, writer

Published: Jan. 16, 2022, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 46 seconds

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Simon Reeve, broadcaster and writer

Published: Jan. 9, 2022, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 45 seconds

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Richard Osman, writer and broadcaster

Published: Dec. 28, 2021, 5:56 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes

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Dame Prue Leith, writer and broadcaster

Published: Dec. 19, 2021, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 52 seconds

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Jack Thorne, screenwriter

Published: Dec. 12, 2021, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 9 seconds

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Helen Macdonald, writer and naturalist

Published: Dec. 5, 2021, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 39 seconds

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Neil Gaiman, writer

Published: Nov. 28, 2021, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 59 seconds

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Carl Hester, dressage rider

Published: Nov. 21, 2021, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 27 seconds

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Dame Jo da Silva, engineer

Published: Nov. 19, 2021, 9:45 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 2 seconds

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Joanne Harris, writer

Published: Nov. 7, 2021, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 47 seconds

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Peter Schmeichel, footballer

Published: Oct. 31, 2021, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 37 seconds

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Michael Sandel, philosopher

Published: Oct. 24, 2021, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 39 seconds

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Deborah Meaden, businesswoman

Published: Oct. 17, 2021, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 16 seconds

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Dame Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano

Published: Oct. 10, 2021, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 31 seconds

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Tom Ilube, entrepreneur

Published: Oct. 3, 2021, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 10 seconds

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Tracey Ullman, actor and comedian

Published: Sept. 26, 2021, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 4 seconds

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Baroness Hale of Richmond, former judge

Published: Sept. 19, 2021, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 6 seconds

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Michael Holding, cricketer

Published: Sept. 12, 2021, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 10 seconds

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Nazir Afzal, lawyer

Published: Aug. 1, 2021, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 25 seconds

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Robert Macfarlane, writer

Published: July 25, 2021, 10:50 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 44 seconds

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Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, athlete

Published: July 18, 2021, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 16 seconds

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Professor Noel Fitzpatrick, veterinary surgeon

Published: July 12, 2021, 11:29 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 53 seconds

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Paul Costelloe, fashion designer

Published: July 4, 2021, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 14 seconds

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Margaret Busby, publisher

Published: June 27, 2021, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 46 seconds

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Richard Wilson, actor and director

Published: June 20, 2021, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 19 seconds

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Yo-Yo Ma, musician

Published: June 13, 2021, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 45 seconds

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Heather Hallett, former judge and crossbench peer

Published: June 6, 2021, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 58 seconds

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Amanda Khozi Mukwashi, charity CEO

Published: May 30, 2021, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 6 seconds

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Alexei Sayle, comedian

Published: May 23, 2021, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 54 seconds

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Brian Greene

Published: May 16, 2021, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 1 second

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Billie Piper, actor

Published: May 9, 2021, 10:50 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 22 seconds

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Professor Sir Simon Wessely

Published: March 28, 2021, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 14 seconds

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Maggie O'Farrell, writer

Published: March 21, 2021, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 36 seconds

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Dame Louise Casey, crossbench peer

Published: March 14, 2021, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 10 seconds

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Mark Strong, actor

Published: March 7, 2021, 11:50 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 59 seconds

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Claire Horton, charity worker

Published: Feb. 28, 2021, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 34 seconds

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Sophia Loren

Published: Feb. 21, 2021, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 37 seconds

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Malala Yousafzai, activist

Published: Feb. 14, 2021, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 7 seconds

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George McGavin, entomologist and broadcaster

Published: Feb. 7, 2021, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 40 seconds

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Monica Galetti, chef and restaurateur

Published: Jan. 31, 2021, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 54 seconds

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Tim Peake, astronaut

Published: Jan. 24, 2021, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 37 seconds

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Samantha Power

Published: Jan. 17, 2021, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 14 seconds

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David Olusoga, historian and broadcaster

Published: Jan. 10, 2021, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 1 second

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Colonel Lucy Giles

Published: Dec. 27, 2020, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 50 seconds

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Sir Cliff Richard

Published: Dec. 20, 2020, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 30 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs - Cliff Richard in 1960

Published: Dec. 20, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 27 seconds

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Minette Batters

Published: Dec. 13, 2020, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 14 seconds

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Professor Sir Jeremy Farrar

Published: Dec. 6, 2020, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 11 seconds

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Helen Oxenbury

Published: Nov. 29, 2020, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 25 seconds

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Arsene Wenger, former football manager

Published: Nov. 22, 2020, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 24 seconds

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Sir Keir Starmer, Leader of the Opposition

Published: Nov. 15, 2020, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 8 seconds

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David Mitchell, novelist

Published: Nov. 13, 2020, 9:45 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 58 seconds

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Hilary McGrady, Director General of the National Trust

Published: Nov. 1, 2020, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 52 seconds

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Chris Boardman, cyclist

Published: Oct. 25, 2020, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 27 seconds

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Professor Averil Mansfield, retired surgeon

Published: Oct. 18, 2020, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 47 seconds

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Baroness Floella Benjamin, DBE

Published: Oct. 15, 2020, 9:56 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 9 seconds

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Samantha Morton, actor

Published: Oct. 4, 2020, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 26 seconds

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Yusuf Cat Stevens, musician

Published: Sept. 27, 2020, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 5 seconds

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Bernardine Evaristo, writer

Published: Sept. 20, 2020, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 46 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs - Jack Charlton

Published: Sept. 13, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 28 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs - Liz Smith

Published: Sept. 6, 2020, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 2 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs - Terry Jones

Published: Aug. 30, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 23 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs - Wendy Cope

Published: Aug. 23, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 53 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs - Bryan Stevenson

Published: Aug. 16, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 10 seconds

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Your Desert Island Discs

Published: Aug. 11, 2020, 9:45 a.m.
Duration: 51 minutes

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Maria Balshaw, Director of Tate

Published: Aug. 10, 2020, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 13 seconds

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Steve Backshall, explorer

Published: Aug. 2, 2020, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 44 seconds

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Sharon Horgan, writer, actor, producer

Published: July 26, 2020, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 7 seconds

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Annie Nightingale, DJ

Published: July 19, 2020, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 4 seconds

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Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO

Published: July 12, 2020, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 4 seconds

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Helen Fielding, author

Published: July 5, 2020, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes

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Helen McCrory, actress

Published: June 28, 2020, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 57 seconds

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Mark Johnston, racehorse trainer

Published: June 21, 2020, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 4 seconds

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Joe Wicks, fitness trainer and author

Published: June 14, 2020, 10:59 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 17 seconds

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Martin Lewis, financial campaigner

Published: June 7, 2020, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 25 seconds

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Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, former nurse

Published: May 31, 2020, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 44 seconds

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Charles Hazlewood, conductor

Published: May 24, 2020, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 20 seconds

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Sinead Burke, disability rights activist and teacher

Published: May 17, 2020, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 15 seconds

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Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate

Published: May 10, 2020, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 57 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs - Lubaina Himid

Published: May 3, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 39 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs - John Cooper Clarke

Published: April 26, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 36 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs - Albert & Michel Roux

Published: April 19, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 10 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs - Jilly Cooper

Published: April 12, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 33 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs - Clive James

Published: April 5, 2020, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 32 seconds

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Brian Cox, actor

Published: March 29, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 15 seconds

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Dame Helena Morrissey, financier and campaigner

Published: March 22, 2020, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 6 seconds

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Daniel Radcliffe, actor

Published: March 15, 2020, noon
Duration: 55 minutes 27 seconds

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Chris Riddell, illustrator, author and political cartoonist

Published: March 8, 2020, noon
Duration: 38 minutes 28 seconds

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Dorothy Byrne, journalist

Published: March 1, 2020, noon
Duration: 39 minutes 21 seconds

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Melanie C

Published: Feb. 23, 2020, noon
Duration: 41 minutes

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Ian Wright, former footballer and broadcaster

Published: Feb. 16, 2020, noon
Duration: 46 minutes 55 seconds

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Zoe Ball, broadcaster

Published: Feb. 9, 2020, noon
Duration: 38 minutes 4 seconds

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Sonita Alleyne, Master of Jesus College, Cambridge

Published: Feb. 2, 2020, noon
Duration: 39 minutes 31 seconds

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Anne Enright, writer

Published: Jan. 26, 2020, noon
Duration: 37 minutes 23 seconds

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Dame Sue Campbell, Director Women's Football at the FA

Published: Jan. 19, 2020, noon
Duration: 52 minutes 52 seconds

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Michael Lewis, writer

Published: Jan. 12, 2020, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 33 seconds

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Rupert Everett, actor

Published: Jan. 9, 2020, 12:43 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 59 seconds

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Stephen Merchant, writer, comedian and actor

Published: Dec. 22, 2019, noon
Duration: 47 minutes 15 seconds

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Heidi Thomas, screenwriter

Published: Dec. 15, 2019, noon
Duration: 53 minutes 4 seconds

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Professor Russell Foster, professor of circadian neuroscience

Published: Dec. 8, 2019, noon
Duration: 41 minutes 31 seconds

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Asif Kapadia, film director

Published: Dec. 1, 2019, noon
Duration: 38 minutes 58 seconds

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Isabella Tree, writer and conservationist

Published: Nov. 24, 2019, noon
Duration: 40 minutes 35 seconds

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Stephen Graham, actor

Published: Nov. 17, 2019, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 8 seconds

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Lauren Laverne picks some of her favourite episodes

Published: Nov. 13, 2019, 5:09 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 51 seconds

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Kimberley Motley, lawyer

Published: Nov. 10, 2019, 11:15 a.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 5 seconds

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Russell T Davies, screenwriter

Published: Nov. 3, 2019, noon
Duration: 46 minutes 7 seconds

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Wendell Pierce, actor

Published: Oct. 27, 2019, noon
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 32 seconds

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Dame Glenys Stacey, former Chief Inspector of Probation

Published: Oct. 20, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 45 seconds

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Baroness Arminka Helic

Published: Oct. 14, 2019, 10:59 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 43 seconds

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Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer & lyricist

Published: Oct. 6, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 51 seconds

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Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, firefighter

Published: Sept. 29, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 19 seconds

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Thom Yorke, musician

Published: Sept. 22, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 2 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs: Lemn Sissay

Published: Sept. 15, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 42 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs: Judith Kerr

Published: Sept. 8, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 9 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs: Daniel Kahneman

Published: Sept. 1, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 51 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs: Professor Monica Grady

Published: Aug. 25, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 11 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs: Freddie Flintoff

Published: Aug. 18, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 57 seconds

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Jo Fairley, businesswoman

Published: Aug. 11, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 52 seconds

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Sir Tim Waterstone, businessman

Published: Aug. 4, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 19 seconds

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Dame Sally Davies, chief medical officer, England

Published: July 28, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 39 seconds

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John Cooper Clarke, poet

Published: July 21, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 20 seconds

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Marcus Wareing, chef

Published: July 14, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 33 seconds

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Sue Biggs, DG Royal Horticultural Society

Published: July 7, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 49 seconds

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Jared Diamond, academic and author

Published: June 30, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 26 seconds

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Emily Eavis, festival organiser

Published: June 23, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 22 seconds

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Emily Eavis

Published: June 23, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 22 seconds

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Nitin Sawhney, musician, producer, composer

Published: June 16, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 46 seconds

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Professor Monica McWilliams, social scientist

Published: June 9, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 3 seconds

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Lubaina Himid, artist

Published: June 2, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 51 seconds

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Derren Brown, illusionist

Published: May 26, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 51 seconds

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Pat McGrath, makeup artist

Published: May 19, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 16 seconds

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Louis Theroux

Published: May 12, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 18 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs: Tracey Emin

Published: May 5, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 25 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs: Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Published: April 28, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 25 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs: Mary Berry

Published: April 21, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 51 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs: Ade Adepitan

Published: April 14, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 28 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs: Ricky Gervais

Published: April 7, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 23 seconds

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Martin Freeman, actor

Published: March 31, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 58 seconds

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Jacqueline de Rojas, President of techUK

Published: March 24, 2019, noon
Duration: 37 minutes 59 seconds

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Marlon James, writer

Published: March 17, 2019, noon
Duration: 44 minutes 23 seconds

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Dame Esther Rantzen, broadcaster and campaigner

Published: March 10, 2019, noon
Duration: 49 minutes 15 seconds

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Trevor Sorbie, hairdresser

Published: March 3, 2019, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 40 seconds

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Margaret MacMillan, historian

Published: Feb. 24, 2019, noon
Duration: 39 minutes 13 seconds

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Ann Cleeves, writer

Published: Feb. 17, 2019, noon
Duration: 37 minutes 45 seconds

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Cressida Dick, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police

Published: Feb. 10, 2019, noon
Duration: 40 minutes 38 seconds

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Bob Mortimer, comedian

Published: Feb. 3, 2019, noon
Duration: 46 minutes 58 seconds

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Wendy Cope, poet

Published: Jan. 27, 2019, noon
Duration: 40 minutes 9 seconds

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James Rebanks, shepherd and writer

Published: Jan. 20, 2019, noon
Duration: 49 minutes 24 seconds

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Ruth Jones, actor and writer

Published: Jan. 13, 2019, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 20 seconds

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Jeremy Deller, artist

Published: Jan. 6, 2019, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 54 seconds

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Alan Carr, comedian

Published: Dec. 23, 2018, noon
Duration: 52 minutes 19 seconds

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Hella Pick, journalist

Published: Dec. 19, 2018, 3:55 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 32 seconds

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Mariana Mazzucato, economist

Published: Dec. 16, 2018, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 40 seconds

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Gary Barlow, singer-songwriter

Published: Dec. 9, 2018, noon
Duration: 58 minutes 56 seconds

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Tom Kerridge, chef

Published: Dec. 2, 2018, noon
Duration: 45 minutes 18 seconds

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Kate Atkinson, novelist

Published: Nov. 25, 2018, noon
Duration: 47 minutes 48 seconds

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Tracey Thorn, musican and writer

Published: Nov. 18, 2018, noon
Duration: 53 minutes 26 seconds

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Vanley Burke, photographer

Published: Nov. 4, 2018, noon
Duration: 39 minutes 55 seconds

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Jacqueline Gold

Published: Oct. 28, 2018, noon
Duration: 37 minutes 50 seconds

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Venki Ramakrishnan

Published: Oct. 21, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 6 seconds

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Nile Rodgers

Published: Oct. 14, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 40 seconds

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Thea Musgrave

Published: Oct. 7, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 56 seconds

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Tom Daley

Published: Sept. 30, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 2 seconds

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Henry Marsh

Published: Sept. 23, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 28 seconds

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Danielle de Niese

Published: Sept. 16, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 30 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs: Malorie Blackman

Published: Sept. 9, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 15 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs: Dame Cicely Saunders

Published: Sept. 2, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 9 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs: Cilla Black

Published: Aug. 26, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 9 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs: Brian Redhead

Published: Aug. 19, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 1 second

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Classic Desert Island Discs: Sir Michael Tippett

Published: Aug. 12, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 6 seconds

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Pam Ayres

Published: Aug. 5, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes

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Marianne Elliott

Published: July 29, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 40 seconds

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Baroness Newlove

Published: July 22, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 6 seconds

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Billie Jean King

Published: July 15, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 57 minutes 52 seconds

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Philip Treacy

Published: July 8, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes

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Guy Singh-Watson

Published: July 1, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 42 seconds

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Martina Cole

Published: June 24, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 29 seconds

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John Motson

Published: June 17, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 45 seconds

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Professor Carlos Frenk

Published: June 10, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 19 seconds

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Gillian Reynolds

Published: June 3, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 30 seconds

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David Baddiel

Published: May 27, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 16 seconds

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Dr Sue Black

Published: May 20, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 25 seconds

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Sir Peter Lampl

Published: May 13, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 38 seconds

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Abi Morgan

Published: May 6, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 50 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs: Sue Townsend

Published: April 29, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 14 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs: Annie Lennox

Published: April 22, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 12 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs: Stephen Hawking

Published: April 15, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 56 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs: Victoria Wood

Published: April 8, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 56 seconds

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Classic Desert Island Discs: Hugh Masekela

Published: April 1, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 25 seconds

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Anne-Marie Duff

Published: March 25, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 38 seconds

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David Byrne

Published: March 18, 2018, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 54 seconds

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John Gray

Published: March 11, 2018, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 42 seconds

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Matt Smith

Published: March 4, 2018, noon
Duration: 46 minutes 53 seconds

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Dame Minouche Shafik

Published: Feb. 25, 2018, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 42 seconds

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Christopher Nolan

Published: Feb. 18, 2018, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 7 seconds

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Chi-chi Nwanoku

Published: Feb. 11, 2018, noon
Duration: 37 minutes 30 seconds

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Jack Whitehall

Published: Feb. 4, 2018, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 21 seconds

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Garry Kasparov

Published: Jan. 28, 2018, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 12 seconds

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Christina Lamb

Published: Jan. 22, 2018, 1:31 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 9 seconds

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Angela Hartnett

Published: Jan. 14, 2018, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 13 seconds

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Charlie Brooker

Published: Jan. 7, 2018, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 15 seconds

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75 Years of Desert Island Discs

Published: Dec. 31, 2017, noon
Duration: 42 minutes 55 seconds

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Bruno Tonioli

Published: Dec. 24, 2017, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 31 seconds

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Christine McVie

Published: Dec. 17, 2017, noon
Duration: 48 minutes 33 seconds

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Kelsey Grammer

Published: Dec. 10, 2017, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 31 seconds

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Tim Martin

Published: Dec. 3, 2017, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 21 seconds

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Naomi Klein

Published: Nov. 26, 2017, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 34 seconds

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Micky Flanagan

Published: Nov. 19, 2017, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 41 seconds

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Anna Pavord

Published: Nov. 12, 2017, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 13 seconds

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Professor Phil Scraton

Published: Nov. 5, 2017, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 40 seconds

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Kay Mellor

Published: Oct. 29, 2017, noon
Duration: 35 minutes

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Edna Adan Ismail

Published: Oct. 22, 2017, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 10 seconds

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Jane Gardam

Published: Oct. 15, 2017, 11 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 29 seconds

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Sir James MacMillan

Published: Oct. 8, 2017, 11 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 3 seconds

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Siddhartha Mukherjee

Published: Oct. 1, 2017, 11 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 2 seconds

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Professor Dame Jane Francis

Published: Sept. 24, 2017, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 12 seconds

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Paul Greengrass

Published: Sept. 17, 2017, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 8 seconds

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Dr Kevin Fong

Published: Aug. 6, 2017, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 23 seconds

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Sheryl Sandberg

Published: July 30, 2017, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 23 seconds

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Jayne-Anne Gadhia

Published: July 23, 2017, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 34 seconds

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John McEnroe

Published: July 16, 2017, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 27 seconds

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Sue Perkins

Published: July 9, 2017, 11 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 51 seconds

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Professor Carlo Rovelli

Published: July 2, 2017, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 33 seconds

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Stella McCartney

Published: June 25, 2017, 11 a.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 58 seconds

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Jed Mercurio

Published: June 18, 2017, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 38 seconds

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Rick Wakeman

Published: June 11, 2017, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 27 seconds

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Sonia Friedman

Published: June 4, 2017, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 55 seconds

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Elif Shafak

Published: May 28, 2017, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 10 seconds

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Demis Hassabis

Published: May 21, 2017, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 20 seconds

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Liz Lochhead

Published: May 14, 2017, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 7 seconds

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Ed Sheeran

Published: May 7, 2017, 11 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 39 seconds

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Arundhati Roy

Published: March 26, 2017, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 33 seconds

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Amanda Levete

Published: March 19, 2017, noon
Duration: 37 minutes 2 seconds

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Marian Keyes

Published: March 12, 2017, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 22 seconds

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Jimmy Carr

Published: March 5, 2017, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 18 seconds

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Dame Katherine Grainger

Published: Feb. 26, 2017, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 12 seconds

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Sir Antony Beevor

Published: Feb. 19, 2017, noon
Duration: 38 minutes 11 seconds

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Clive James

Published: Feb. 16, 2017, 5:47 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 42 seconds

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June Brown

Published: Feb. 12, 2017, noon
Duration: 37 minutes 32 seconds

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Nigel Owens

Published: Feb. 5, 2017, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 26 seconds

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David Beckham

Published: Jan. 29, 2017, noon
Duration: 52 minutes 27 seconds

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Desert Island Discs at 75

Published: Jan. 28, 2017, noon
Duration: 2 hours 54 minutes 25 seconds

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Caitlin Moran

Published: Jan. 22, 2017, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 33 seconds

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Wayne McGregor

Published: Jan. 15, 2017, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 5 seconds

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Pinky Lilani

Published: Jan. 8, 2017, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 40 seconds

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Sir Kenneth Grange

Published: Jan. 1, 2017, noon
Duration: 37 minutes 18 seconds

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Gareth Malone

Published: Dec. 25, 2016, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 55 seconds

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Bruce Springsteen

Published: Dec. 18, 2016, noon
Duration: 48 minutes 37 seconds

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Sir Philip Craven

Published: Dec. 14, 2016, 11:40 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 36 seconds

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Davina McCall

Published: Dec. 11, 2016, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 8 seconds

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Emma Bridgewater

Published: Nov. 27, 2016, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 41 seconds

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Nicola Adams

Published: Nov. 20, 2016, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 19 seconds

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Yotam Ottolenghi

Published: Nov. 18, 2016, 9:45 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 40 seconds

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Ali Smith

Published: Nov. 6, 2016, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 42 seconds

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Michael Buble

Published: Nov. 1, 2016, 1:09 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 6 seconds

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Jackie Kay

Published: Oct. 23, 2016, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 45 seconds

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Dr Robert Langer

Published: Oct. 16, 2016, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 48 seconds

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Stephen Hough

Published: Oct. 9, 2016, 11 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 12 seconds

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Christiane Amanpour

Published: Oct. 2, 2016, 11 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 31 seconds

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Joyce DiDonato

Published: Sept. 25, 2016, 11 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 19 seconds

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Nadiya Hussain

Published: Aug. 14, 2016, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 28 seconds

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Michael Heath

Published: Aug. 7, 2016, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 6 seconds

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Jilly Cooper

Published: July 31, 2016, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 33 seconds

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Professor Dame Ann Dowling

Published: July 24, 2016, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 25 seconds

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Levi Roots

Published: July 17, 2016, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 42 seconds

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Nicole Farhi

Published: July 10, 2016, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 31 seconds

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Matthew Barzun

Published: July 3, 2016, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 32 seconds

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Sara Khan

Published: June 26, 2016, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 6 seconds

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Barrie Rutter

Published: June 19, 2016, 11 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 41 seconds

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Warwick Davis

Published: June 12, 2016, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 8 seconds

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David Nott

Published: June 5, 2016, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 29 seconds

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Professor Louise Richardson

Published: May 31, 2016, 4:35 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 30 seconds

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Berry Gordy

Published: May 22, 2016, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 45 seconds

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Inga Beale

Published: May 15, 2016, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 37 seconds

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Tom Hanks

Published: May 8, 2016, 11 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 55 seconds

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John Timpson

Published: March 27, 2016, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 33 seconds

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Gloria Steinem

Published: March 20, 2016, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 25 seconds

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Yinka Shonibare

Published: March 13, 2016, noon
Duration: 33 minutes 50 seconds

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Dr Dame Sue Ion

Published: March 6, 2016, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 15 seconds

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Hugh Bonneville

Published: Feb. 28, 2016, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 5 seconds

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Dame Zaha Hadid

Published: Feb. 21, 2016, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 52 seconds

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Ben Saunders

Published: Feb. 14, 2016, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 22 seconds

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Professor Dame Carol Black

Published: Feb. 7, 2016, noon
Duration: 37 minutes 36 seconds

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Bill Gates

Published: Feb. 4, 2016, 9:41 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 35 seconds

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Sigrid Rausing

Published: Jan. 24, 2016, noon
Duration: 33 minutes 24 seconds

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Sir Anthony Seldon

Published: Jan. 17, 2016, noon
Duration: 37 minutes 19 seconds

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Alex Crawford

Published: Jan. 10, 2016, noon
Duration: 33 minutes 10 seconds

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Colm Toibin

Published: Jan. 3, 2016, noon
Duration: 37 minutes 34 seconds

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Patricia Greene

Published: Dec. 27, 2015, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 26 seconds

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Commander Chris Hadfield

Published: Dec. 20, 2015, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 44 seconds

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Kylie Minogue

Published: Dec. 13, 2015, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 27 seconds

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Atul Gawande

Published: Dec. 6, 2015, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 56 seconds

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Sandi Toksvig

Published: Nov. 29, 2015, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 22 seconds

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Gurinder Chadha

Published: Nov. 22, 2015, noon
Duration: 32 minutes 42 seconds

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Rt Hon Nicola Sturgeon

Published: Nov. 15, 2015, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 47 seconds

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Lord Indarjit Singh

Published: Nov. 13, 2015, 10 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 11 seconds

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Marjorie Wallace

Published: Nov. 1, 2015, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 5 seconds

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Keith Richards

Published: Oct. 25, 2015, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 40 seconds

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Professor Sue Black

Published: Oct. 18, 2015, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 50 seconds

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Lemn Sissay

Published: Oct. 14, 2015, 4:08 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 52 seconds

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Alison Balsom

Published: Oct. 4, 2015, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 1 second

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Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran

Published: Sept. 27, 2015, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 24 seconds

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Dame Judi Dench

Published: Sept. 20, 2015, 11 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 48 seconds

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Dr Bill Frankland

Published: Aug. 9, 2015, 11 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 28 seconds

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Ruth Rogers

Published: Aug. 2, 2015, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 18 seconds

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Professor Monica Grady

Published: July 26, 2015, 11 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 32 seconds

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Noel Gallagher

Published: July 19, 2015, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 20 seconds

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Imtiaz Dharker

Published: July 12, 2015, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 17 seconds

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Freddie Flintoff

Published: July 5, 2015, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 11 seconds

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Harry Rabinowitz

Published: June 28, 2015, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 43 seconds

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Stephen Fry

Published: June 24, 2015, 12:27 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 2 seconds

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Rebecca Adlington

Published: June 14, 2015, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 19 seconds

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Lisa Jardine

Published: June 10, 2015, 12:24 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 45 seconds

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Pamela Rose

Published: May 31, 2015, 11 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 40 seconds

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Jimmy Wales

Published: May 24, 2015, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 36 seconds

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Helen Browning

Published: May 17, 2015, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 47 seconds

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Sir Bradley Wiggins

Published: May 10, 2015, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 2 seconds

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Paul Hollywood

Published: March 29, 2015, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 39 seconds

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Pat Albeck

Published: March 22, 2015, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 44 seconds

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Robin Millar

Published: March 15, 2015, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 46 seconds

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Bryan Stevenson

Published: March 8, 2015, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 34 seconds

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Julia Samuel

Published: March 1, 2015, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 48 seconds

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Jonas Kaufmann

Published: Feb. 22, 2015, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 34 seconds

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Mark Rylance

Published: Feb. 15, 2015, noon
Duration: 37 minutes 44 seconds

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Dan Pearson

Published: Feb. 8, 2015, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 39 seconds

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Professor Angie Hobbs

Published: Feb. 1, 2015, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 54 seconds

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Professor Peter Piot

Published: Jan. 25, 2015, noon
Duration: 36 minutes

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Julia Cleverdon

Published: Jan. 18, 2015, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 54 seconds

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Jo Malone

Published: Jan. 11, 2015, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 19 seconds

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Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell

Published: Jan. 4, 2015, noon
Duration: 37 minutes 2 seconds

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Ray Winstone

Published: Dec. 28, 2014, noon
Duration: 33 minutes 17 seconds

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The Most Reverend Justin Welby

Published: Dec. 21, 2014, 12:15 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 57 seconds

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Sarah Millican

Published: Dec. 14, 2014, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 58 seconds

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Julie Bentley

Published: Dec. 7, 2014, noon
Duration: 33 minutes 49 seconds

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Damian Lewis

Published: Nov. 30, 2014, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 25 seconds

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Rt Hon Theresa May

Published: Nov. 23, 2014, noon
Duration: 38 minutes 37 seconds

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John Agard

Published: Nov. 16, 2014, noon
Duration: 33 minutes 57 seconds

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Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown

Published: Nov. 14, 2014, 9:45 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 7 seconds

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Wendy Dagworthy

Published: Nov. 2, 2014, noon
Duration: 33 minutes 47 seconds

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Roger Graef

Published: Oct. 26, 2014, noon
Duration: 37 minutes 32 seconds

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Debbie Wiseman

Published: Oct. 19, 2014, 11 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 31 seconds

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Sir Roy Strong

Published: Oct. 12, 2014, 11 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 31 seconds

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Sally Wainwright

Published: Oct. 5, 2014, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 39 seconds

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Marin Alsop

Published: Sept. 28, 2014, 11 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 42 seconds

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Steve McQueen

Published: Sept. 21, 2014, 11 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 45 seconds

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Malcolm Gladwell

Published: Aug. 10, 2014, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 52 seconds

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Guy Garvey

Published: Aug. 3, 2014, 11 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 1 second

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Dame Wendy Hall

Published: July 27, 2014, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 31 seconds

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Doug Allan

Published: July 20, 2014, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 38 seconds

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Anne Reid

Published: July 13, 2014, 11 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 51 seconds

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Sir Michael Marmot

Published: July 6, 2014, 11 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 54 seconds

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Lily Allen

Published: June 29, 2014, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 20 seconds

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Judy Murray

Published: June 22, 2014, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 2 seconds

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Raja Shehadeh

Published: June 15, 2014, 11 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 50 seconds

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Tamara Rojo

Published: June 8, 2014, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 30 seconds

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Biddy Baxter

Published: June 1, 2014, 11 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 28 seconds

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Rene Redzepi

Published: May 25, 2014, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 37 seconds

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Alison Moyet

Published: May 18, 2014, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 1 second

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Jack Dee

Published: May 11, 2014, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 43 seconds

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Sir Andre Geim

Published: March 30, 2014, 11 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 3 seconds

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Dame Claire Bertschinger

Published: March 23, 2014, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 36 seconds

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Murray Walker

Published: March 16, 2014, noon
Duration: 38 minutes 21 seconds

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Lord Richards of Herstmonceux

Published: March 9, 2014, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 59 seconds

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Mairi Hedderwick

Published: March 2, 2014, noon
Duration: 37 minutes 17 seconds

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Professor Hugh Montgomery

Published: Feb. 23, 2014, noon
Duration: 33 minutes 18 seconds

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Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean

Published: Feb. 16, 2014, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 53 seconds

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Dame Elish Angiolini

Published: Feb. 9, 2014, noon
Duration: 32 minutes 44 seconds

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Bob Harris

Published: Feb. 2, 2014, noon
Duration: 33 minutes 5 seconds

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Sir Ben Ainslie

Published: Jan. 26, 2014, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 26 seconds

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Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin

Published: Jan. 19, 2014, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 38 seconds

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Nicola Benedetti

Published: Jan. 12, 2014, noon
Duration: 37 minutes 8 seconds

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Ray Mears

Published: Jan. 5, 2014, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 16 seconds

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Ant and Dec

Published: Dec. 29, 2013, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 49 seconds

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Miranda Hart

Published: Dec. 22, 2013, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 34 seconds

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Gillian Clarke

Published: Dec. 15, 2013, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 54 seconds

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Barbara Hulanicki

Published: Dec. 8, 2013, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 20 seconds

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Clare Balding

Published: Dec. 1, 2013, noon
Duration: 33 minutes 57 seconds

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Rt Hon Ed Miliband

Published: Nov. 24, 2013, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 46 seconds

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Malorie Blackman

Published: Nov. 17, 2013, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 24 seconds

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Alfred Brendel

Published: Nov. 15, 2013, 9:45 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 39 seconds

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Sir Ken Robinson

Published: Nov. 3, 2013, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 49 seconds

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Professor Tanya Byron

Published: Oct. 27, 2013, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 5 seconds

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Jeremy Hutchinson

Published: Oct. 20, 2013, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 52 seconds

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Chris Packham

Published: Oct. 13, 2013, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 8 seconds

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