Desert Island Discs

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

Carol Klein is a gardener, broadcaster and longtime contributor to BBC Gardeners’ World. S... more

Sir Gregory Doran is the former artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He spe... more

Norma Percy is a documentary film-maker. She has been making programmes for over three dec... more

Lord Alf Dubs is a Labour peer and former MP. He came to the UK from Prague in 1939 on one... more

Professor Lucy Easthope is an adviser on disaster recovery and planning. She’s an expert ... more

Romesh Ranganathan is a comedian and BAFTA-winning broadcaster who has been a fixture on B... more

Abdulrazak Gurnah is emeritus Professor of Post-Colonial Literatures at the University of ... more