Desert Island Discs
Desert Island Discs was created by Roy Plomley in 1942, and the format is simple: a guest is invited by Kirsty Young to choose the eight records they would take with them to a desert island
Desert Island Discs - 12/12/2010
Philanthropist, businessman and aviator Sir Torquil Norman joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
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Desert Island Discs - AC Grayling
Kirsty Young's castaway is academic and philosopher A C Grayling.
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Desert Island Discs - Alan Johnson
Kirsty Young's castaway is Health Secretary Alan Johnson.
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Desert Island Discs - Alex Salmond
Alex Salmond, First Minister for Scotland and leader of the SNP, joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
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Desert Island Discs - Alice Cooper
American rock singer and showman Alice Cooper joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
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Desert Island Discs - Andrew Neil
Kirsty Young's castaway is journalist and broadcaster Andrew Neil.
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Desert Island Discs - Anna Del Conte
Italian cookery writer Anna Del Conte joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs.
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Desert Island Discs - Anthony Julius
Kirsty Young's castaway is lawyer and writer Anthony Julius.
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Desert Island Discs - Ara Darzi
Kirsty Young invites pioneering surgeon Ara Darzi to choose eight records to take to Radio 4's mythical desert island.
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Desert Island Discs - Arlene Phillips
Kirsty Young's castaway is dancer and choreographer Arlene Phillips.
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Desert Island Discs - Baroness Haleh Afshar
Kirsty Young's castaway is academic Baroness Haleh Afshar.
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Desert Island Discs - Baroness Scotland
Kirsty Young's castaway is the Attorney General, Baroness Scotland.
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Desert Island Discs - Barry Manilow
Kirsty Young's castaway is singer-songwriter Barry Manilow.
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Desert Island Discs - Betty Driver
Veteran Coronation Street actress Betty Driver joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs.
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Desert Island Discs - Bill Bailey
Kirsty Young's castaway is comedian and musician Bill Bailey.
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Desert Island Discs - Caroline, Countess of Cranbrook
Kirsty Young's castaway is campaigner Caroline, Countess Of Cranbrook.
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Desert Island Discs - Christy Moore
Kirsty Young's castaway is singer-songwriter Christy Moore.
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Desert Island Discs - Dame Ellen MacArthur
Kirsty Young's castaway is yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur.
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Desert Island Discs - Dame Fanny Waterman
Kirsty Young's castaway is Dame Fanny Waterman, founder of Leeds International Piano competition.
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Desert Island Discs - Dame Joan Bakewell
Kirsty Young's castaway is broadcaster Dame Joan Bakewell.
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Desert Island Discs - Dame Stephanie Shirley
Kirsty Young's castaway is entrepreneur Dame Stephanie Shirley.
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Desert Island Discs - David Dimbleby
Kirsty Young's castaway is broadcaster and journalist David Dimbleby.
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Desert Island Discs - David McVicar
Kirsty Young's castaway is opera director David McVicar.
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Desert Island Discs - Dr Gwen Adshead
Kirsty Young's castaway is Dr Gwen Adshead, consultant forensic psychotherapist at Broadmoor Hospital.
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Desert Island Discs - Duncan Bannatyne
Kirsty Young's castaway is entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne.
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Desert Island Discs - Eliza Manningham-Buller
Kirsty Young's castaway is former head of MI5 Eliza Manningham-Buller.
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Desert Island Discs - Emma Thompson
Kirsty Young's castaway is actress and writer Emma Thompson.
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Desert Island Discs - Frances Wood
Writer and historian Frances Wood joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs.
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Desert Island Discs - Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Kirsty Young's castaway is the writer Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
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Desert Island Discs - Frank Warren
Kirsty Young's castaway is the boxing promoter Frank Warren.
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Desert Island Discs - Greg Dyke
Kirsty Young's castaway is former Director-General of the BBC Greg Dyke.
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Desert Island Discs - Gyles Brandreth
Former MP and writer Gyles Brandreth joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
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Desert Island Discs - Harvey Goldsmith
Kirsty Young's castaway is musical impresario Harvey Goldsmith.
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Desert Island Discs - Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Kirsty Young's castaway is chef and writer Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
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Desert Island Discs - Ian Bostridge
Kirsty Young's castaway is musician and opera singer Ian Bostridge.
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Desert Island Discs - Ian McMillan
Poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
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Desert Island Discs - James Ellroy
Kirsty Young's castaway is American crime writer James Ellroy.
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Desert Island Discs - Janet Street-Porter
Kirsty Young's castaway is broadcaster and journalist Janet Street-Porter.
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Desert Island Discs - Jimmy Mulville
Kirsty Young's castaway is the comedy producer, writer and actor Jimmy Mulville.
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Desert Island Discs - John Humphrys
Kirsty Young's castaway is broadcaster and journalist John Humphrys.
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Desert Island Discs - Johnny Vegas
Entertainer Johnny Vegas joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
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Desert Island Discs - Julia Donaldson
Kirsty Young's castaway is children's author Julia Donaldson.
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Desert Island Discs - June Spencer
Kirsty Young's castaway is actress June Spencer, the only original member of the cast of The Archers still in the show.
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Desert Island Discs - Kathy Burke
Kirsty Young's castaway is actor and director Kathy Burke.
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Desert Island Discs - Lang Lang
Internationally-renowned Chinese pianist Lang Lang joins Kirsty Young to choose his eight Desert Island Discs.
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Desert Island Discs - Lewis Gilbert
Kirsty Young's castaway is the film director Lewis Gilbert.
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Desert Island Discs - Lord Brian Rix
Kirsty Young's castaway is actor and campaigner Lord Brian Rix.
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Desert Island Discs - Lord Coe
Kirsty Young's castaway is Lord Coe, former athlete and chairman of the London 2012 Olympic organising committee.
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Desert Island Discs - Lord David Cobbold
Kirsty Young's castaway is Lord David Cobbold, founder of the Knebworth rock festivals.
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Desert Island Discs - Lord David Cobbold
Kirsty Young's castaway is Lord David Cobbold, founder of the Knebworth rock festivals.
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Desert Island Discs - Lord Healey
Kirsty Young's castaway is former Chancellor of the Exchequer Lord Healey.
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Desert Island Discs - Lord Joffe
Kirsty Young's castaway is Nelson Mandela's former lawyer Lord Joffe.
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Desert Island Discs - Lord Woolf
Kirsty Young's castaway is former Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf.
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Desert Island Discs - Lynn Barber
Kirsty Young's castaway is the interviewer Lynn Barber, whose razor-sharp observations have earned her the nickname the Demon Barber and won her many awards.
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Desert Island Discs - Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Kirsty Young's castaway is space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock.
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Desert Island Discs - Marcus du Sautoy
Kirsty Young's castaway is academic Marcus Du Sautoy.
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Desert Island Discs - Mary Beard
Kirsty Young's castaway is the Cambridge Professor of Classics, Mary Beard.
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Desert Island Discs - Michael Deeley
Kirsty Young's castaway is film producer Michael Deeley.
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Desert Island Discs - Michael Eavis
Kirsty Young's castaway is the founder of the Glastonbury Festival Michael Eavis.
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Desert Island Discs - Michael Mansfield
Barrister Michael Mansfield joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
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Desert Island Discs - Nicholas Parsons
Kirsty Young's castaway is broadcaster Nicholas Parsons.
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Desert Island Discs - Nick Clegg
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
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Desert Island Discs - Nick Park
Oscar winning film-maker Nick Park joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
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Desert Island Discs - Nicky Haslam
Kirsty Young's castaway is interior designer Nicky Haslam.
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Desert Island Discs - Nicola Horlick
Kirsty Young's castaway is businesswoman Nicola Horlick.
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Desert Island Discs - Oleg Gordievsky
Kirsty Young's castaway is former spy Oleg Gordievsky.
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Desert Island Discs - Penelope Wilton
Kirsty Young invites actress Penelope Wilton to choose eight records to take to Radio 4's mythical desert island.
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Desert Island Discs - Peter Carey
Kirsty Young invites novelist Peter Carey to choose eight records to take to Radio 4's mythical desert island.
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Desert Island Discs - Piers Morgan
Kirsty Young's castaway is journalist and broadcaster Piers Morgan.
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Desert Island Discs - Prof Hugh Pennington
Kirsty Young's castaway is bacteriologist Professor Hugh Pennington.
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Desert Island Discs - Professor Colin Pillinger
Kirsty Young's castaway is scientist Professor Colin Pillinger.
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Desert Island Discs - Professor Dame Kay Davies
Kirsty Young's castaway is geneticist Professor Dame Kay Davies.
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Desert Island Discs - Professor Jim Al-Khalili
Kirsty Young's castaway is the physicist Professor Jim Al-Khalili.
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Desert Island Discs - Professor Raymond Tallis
Kirsty Young's castaway is writer and poet Professor Raymond Tallis.
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Desert Island Discs - Randy Newman
Kirsty Young's castaway is singer-songwriter Randy Newman.
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Desert Island Discs - Richard Ingrams
Kirsty Young's castaway is journalist and satirist Richard Ingrams.
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Desert Island Discs - Richard Madeley
Kirsty Young's castaway is broadcaster Richard Madeley.
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Desert Island Discs - Robert Harris
Best-selling author Robert Harris joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
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Desert Island Discs - Roberto Alagna
Kirsty Young's castaway is opera singer Roberto Alagna.
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Desert Island Discs - Ruthie Henshall
Kirsty Young's castaway is West End star Ruthie Henshall.
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Desert Island Discs - Sandie Shaw
Singer Sandie Shaw joins Kirsty Young to choose her eight Desert Island Discs.
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Desert Island Discs - Sanjeev Bhaskar
Kirsty Young's castaway is actor and director Sanjeev Bhaskar.
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Desert Island Discs - Sarah Doukas
Sarah Doukas, founder of Storm Model Agency, joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs.
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Desert Island Discs - Sebastian Faulks
Kirsty Young invites writer Sebastian Faulks to choose eight records to take to Radio 4's mythical desert island.
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Desert Island Discs - Shami Chakrabarti
Kirsty Young's castaway is Director of Liberty Shami Chakrabarti.
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Desert Island Discs - Simon Murray
Kirsty Young's castaway is businessman and explorer Simon Murray.
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Desert Island Discs - Simon Russell Beale
Kirsty Young's castaway is actor Simon Russell Beale.
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Desert Island Discs - Sir Clive Woodward
Kirsty Young's castaway is former England rugby coach Sir Clive Woodward.
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Desert Island Discs - Sir Stuart Rose
Kirsty Young's castaway is businessman Sir Stuart Rose.
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Desert Island Discs - Stanley McMurtry
Kirsty Young's castaway is cartoonist Stanley McMurty.
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Desert Island Discs - Thomas Quasthoff
Kirsty Young's castaway is bass-baritone singer Thomas Quasthoff.
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Desert Island Discs - Tim Robbins
Kirsty Young's castaway is the Oscar-winning actor and director Tim Robbins.
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Desert Island Discs - Tom Jones
Legendary singer Sir Tom Jones joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
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Desert Island Discs - Tony Adams
Kirsty Young's castaway is the former England and Arsenal football captain Tony Adams.
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Desert Island Discs - Tony Iveson
Kirsty Young's castaway is Battle of Britain veteran Tony Iveson.
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Desert Island Discs - Vincent Cable MP
Kirsty Young's castaway is politician Vincent Cable MP.
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Desert Island Discs - Vladimir Jurowski
Kirsty Young's castaway is conductor Vladimir Jurowski.
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Desert Island Discs - Wangari Maathai
Kirsty Young's castaway is campaigner Wangari Maathai.
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Desert Island Discs - Whoopi Goldberg
Kirsty Young invites Whoopi Goldberg to choose eight records.
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