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Desert Island Discs Episodes

  1. Classic Desert Island Discs - Steve McQueen

    Kirsty Young talks to the director Steve McQueen in a programme first broadcast in 2014.

  2. Classic Desert Island Discs - Stephen Graham

    Lauren Laverne鈥檚 castaway is the actor Stephen Graham (from 2019).

  3. Classic Desert Island Discs - Sophia Loren

    Lauren Laverne talks to Italian actress Sophia Loren in a programme from 2021.

  4. Classic Desert Island Discs - Simon Reeve

    Lauren Laverne talks to broadcaster and writer Simon Reeve, in an episode from 2022.

  5. Classic Desert Island Discs - Shirley Collins

    Lauren Laverne talks to singer Shirley Collins in a programme first broadcast in 2023.

  6. Classic Desert Island Discs - Samantha Morton

    Lauren Laverne talks to the actor Samantha Morton in a programme first broadcast in 2020.

  7. Classic Desert Island Discs - Ruth Jones

    Lauren Laverne talks to the actor Ruth Jones in a programme first broadcast in 2019.

  8. Classic Desert Island Discs - Russell T Davies

    Lauren Laverne talks to the screenwriter Russell T Davies. (First broadcast in 2019)

  9. Classic Desert Island Discs - Raymond Briggs

    Sue Lawley鈥檚 guest is Raymond Briggs (from 2005). Raymond died in August 2022, aged 88.

  10. Classic Desert Island Discs - Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu

    Lauren Laverne's guest is Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu. First broadcast in 2020.

  11. Classic Desert Island Discs - Murray Walker

    Kirsty Young talks to motor racing commentator Murray Walker. First broadcast in 2014.

  12. Classic Desert Island Discs - Maya Angelou

    Writer Maya Angelou talks to Michael Parkinson, in a programme first broadcast in 1988.

  13. Classic Desert Island Discs - Malala Yousafzai

    Lauren Laverne talks to the activist Malala Yousafzai, first broadcast in 2021.

  14. Classic Desert Island Discs - Malala Yousafzai

    Lauren Laverne talks to activist Malala Yousafzai in a programme first broadcast in 2021.

  15. Classic Desert Island Discs - Lubaina Himid

    Lauren Laverne's castaway is the artist Lubaina Himid.

  16. Classic Desert Island Discs - Lord Coe

    Kirsty Young talks to Olympic gold medallist and World Athletics president Sebastian Coe.

  17. Classic Desert Island Discs - Liz Smith

    Kirsty Young's castaway is actress Liz Smith, in a programme first broadcast in 2008.

  18. Classic Desert Island Discs - Lesley Manville

    Lauren Laverne talks to actor Lesley Manville in a programme first broadcast in 2023.

  19. Classic Desert Island Discs - Lauren Bacall

    Roy Plomley talks to the actor Lauren Bacall in a programme first broadcast in 1979.

  20. Classic Desert Island Discs - Keith Richards

    Kirsty Young talks to the musician and Rolling Stones member Keith Richards.

  21. Classic Desert Island Discs - Kay Mellor

    Kirsty Young casts away Kay Mellor, who died in May this year at the age of 71.

  22. Classic Desert Island Discs - Kathleen Turner

    Sue Lawley interviews the actor Kathleen Turner in a programme first broadcast in 2000.

  23. Classic Desert Island Discs - June Brown

    Kirsty Young talks to June Brown, in a programme first broadcast in 2017.

  24. Classic Desert Island Discs - John Cooper Clarke

    Lauren Laverne's castaway is the poet John Cooper Clarke.

  25. Classic Desert Island Discs - Jilly Cooper

    Kirsty Young's castaway is the writer Jilly Cooper (broadcast in July 2016).

  26. Classic Desert Island Discs - Jens Stoltenberg

    Lauren Laverne talks to Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Sec Gen. (First broadcast in 2020)

  27. Classic Desert Island Discs - Jack Charlton

    Sue Lawley's castaway is the footballer Jack Charlton. (First broadcast in 1996.)

  28. Classic Desert Island Discs - Ian Wright

    Lauren Laverne talks to Ian Wright in an episode first broadcast in 2020.

  29. Classic Desert Island Discs - Helen McCrory

    Lauren Laverne talks to the actress Helen McCrory, in a programme first broadcast in 2020.

  30. Classic Desert Island Discs - George Michael

    Kirsty Young talks to the singer George Michael in a programme first broadcast in 2007.

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