Desert Island Discs

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

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