Desert Island Discs

Jojo Moyes, writer, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her ... more

Kate Winslet is an actor who achieved global fame playing Rose DeWitt Bukater, opposite Le... more

Lee Child is a writer who is best known for his series of bestselling novels featuring Jac... more

Margaret Atwood is a Canadian writer. She has published more than sixty books spanning nov... more

Gordon Buchanan is a wildlife cameraman and TV presenter. He is best known for the Animal ... more

Sir Salman Rushdie is a writer who has written over 20 books, seven of which have been nom... more

Sir Tim Berners-Lee is a computer scientist and the inventor of the World Wide Web. He was... more

Sally Mann is a photographer and a New York Times bestselling writer. She is best known fo... more

Lorraine Kelly is a journalist and broadcaster who has been a mainstay of daytime televisi... more

Lennie James is a British actor and writer. In 2025, he received the BAFTA for Leading Act... more

Mary Greenwell is a makeup artist who has worked with some of the most famous faces in the... more

Ronnie Wood is a musician and artist who has been a major player on the UK music scene for... more

Angela Harding is an artist, printmaker and illustrator. Based in Rutland, Angela’s work i... more

Michael Sheen is an award-winning actor. After finding his love for the stage with the Wes... more

Maggie Alphonsi is a broadcaster and former rugby player. She was part of the England team... more

Professor Dame Carol Robinson is a scientist who was the first female professor of Chemist... more

Harry Hill is a comedian, writer and broadcaster best known for presenting popular televis... more

Monica Dolan is a BAFTA and Olivier award winning actor. She is equally at home playing a ... more

Gustavo Dudamel is a Venezuelan conductor, violinist and composer. He is known for bringin... more

Ash Atalla is a television producer whose first hit was the BBC sitcom The Office, starrin... more