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Desert Island Discs Episodes

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    Wendell Pierce, actor

    Wendell Pierce, actor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.

  2. Dame Glenys Stacey, former Chief Inspector of Probation

    Dame Glenys Stacey shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne

  3. Baroness Arminka Heli膰

    Baroness Arminka Heli膰 shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.

  4. Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer & lyricist

    Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.

  5. Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, firefighter

    Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, firefighter, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.

  6. Thom Yorke, musician

    Thom Yorke, musician, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.

  7. Jo Fairley, businesswoman

    Jo Fairley, businesswoman, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne

  8. Sir Tim Waterstone, businessman

    Sir Tim Waterstone, businessman, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.

  9. Dame Sally Davies, chief medical officer, England

    Dame Sally Davies, CMO of England, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.

  10. John Cooper Clarke, poet

    John Cooper Clarke, poet, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.

  11. Marcus Wareing, chef

    Marcus Wareing, chef, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne

  12. Sue Biggs, DG Royal Horticultural Society

    Sue Biggs, DG of the RHS, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne

  13. Jared Diamond, academic and author

    Jared Diamond, academic and writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne

  14. Emily Eavis

    Emily Eavis, festival co-organiser, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne

  15. Nitin Sawhney, musician, producer, composer

    Nitin Sawhney, musician, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne

  16. Professor Monica McWilliams, social scientist

    Professor Monica McWilliams shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.

  17. Lubaina Himid, artist

    Lubaina Himid, artist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne

  18. Derren Brown, illusionist

    Derren Brown, illusionist, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.

  19. Pat McGrath, makeup artist

    Pat McGrath, make-up artist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne

  20. Louis Theroux

    Louis Theroux, film-maker, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.

  21. Martin Freeman, actor

    Martin Freeman, actor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne

  22. Jacqueline de Rojas, President of techUK

    Jacqueline de Rojas shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.

  23. Marlon James, writer

    Marlon James, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.

  24. Dame Esther Rantzen, broadcaster and campaigner

    Dame Esther Rantzen shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.

  25. Trevor Sorbie, hairdresser

    Trevor Sorbie, hairdresser, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.

  26. Margaret MacMillan, historian

    Margaret MacMillan, historian, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne

  27. Ann Cleeves, writer

    Ann Cleeves, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.

  28. Cressida Dick, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police

    Cressida Dick, Metropolitan Police commissioner, shares her choices with Lauren Laverne.

  29. Bob Mortimer, comedian

    Comedian Bob Mortimer chooses the eight tracks he would take to a desert island.

  30. Wendy Cope, poet

    Wendy Cope, poet, shares her eight track choices with Lauren Laverne.

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