Desert Island Discs

The Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks was cast away by Kirsty Young in 2016. Tom’s parents spl... more

In 2013 the Scottish writer Val McDermid was cast away by Kirsty Young. Crime fiction is V... more

The activist Malala Yousafzai was cast away by Lauren Laverne in 2021. Malala was awarded ... more

In 2016 the novelist Jilly Cooper was cast away by Kirsty Young. Jilly is perhaps best kno... more

The former footballer and pundit Ian Wright was cast away by Lauren Laverne in 2020. Born ... 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

Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu is Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience at University Col... more

Actor Danny Dyer became a household name when he joined the cast of EastEnders as Mick Car... more