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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.

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Professor Alice Roberts is one of the most popular science communicators in Britain today. As the presenter of the BBC archaeology programme Digging for Britain, she reveals the underground mysteries of our collective past to millions of viewers. more

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Jenny Sealey has been the artistic director of Graeae Theatre Company since 1997: Graeae is a deaf and disabled-led company and a leader and innovator in accessible theatre. Jenny has directed opera as well as plays, and was the co-director of the 20... more

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James Graham is an award-winning dramatist whose plays include This House, Ink and Dear England starring Joseph Fiennes as the England football manager Gareth Southgate. His acclaimed television productions include Sherwood and Quiz, based on the sto... more

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The Honourable Lady Rita Rae is a lawyer and judge, and the current Rector of the University of Glasgow. Early in her career she was a rare woman in the heavily male-dominated legal world. She went on to work on many high profile criminal cases over ... more

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4.4 out of 5 stars from 18.9k ratings
  • Great show but…

    …Lauren Laverne is only ok as an interviewer and more

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    Mr T in Rip-er-ly
    United Kingdom16 days ago
  • Amazing!

    Desert island discs is great!

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    5
    😀sick
    United Kingdom17 days ago
  • Good but

    I want to hear more about the music of choice and fun things. No more explaining political agendas please. Not EVERYONE has to be a victim. Can we leave political agenda for less classy shows. Can we make it more about the music choices?

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    Flying1901
    United Statesa month ago
  • Bring back Kirsty

    If you listen to the archive of DESERT ISLAND DISCS the difference in the quality of interviewing in Kirsty Young’s episodes is astonishing. more

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    Big ian in York
    United Kingdoma month ago
  • Perfect weekender

    This podcast has been my weekend listen on the drive back from work for every single week in the past 8 years. It’s part of my life now.

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    5
    Mihirjayaraman
    Indiaa month ago

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