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Desert Island Discs: Archive 2011-2015

Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island.

Ranked #1

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James Corden

James Corden

James Corden, actor and writer of Gavin & Stacey, is Kirsty Young's castaway is the actor and writer . As a child he... Read more

12 Feb 2012

35mins

Ranked #2

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Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Kirsty Young's castaway is the actor Martin Sheen.In recent years he has won great acclaim and a Golden Globe for playin... Read more

3 Apr 2011

37mins

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Ranked #3

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Bear Grylls

Bear Grylls

Kirsty Young's castaway is the adventurer Bear Grylls. His first career was with the SAS, but he was forced to leave aft... Read more

27 Nov 2011

36mins

Ranked #4

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Martin Clunes

Martin Clunes

Kirsty Young's castaway is the actor Martin Clunes. He became a household name in the 1990s in the comedy "Men Behaving ... Read more

18 Sep 2011

35mins

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Ranked #5

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Goldie Hawn

Goldie Hawn

Kirsty Young's castaway is Hollywood's prototype dizzy blond, Goldie Hawn.Like most things in Tinseltown the image is so... Read more

23 Sep 2012

32mins

Ranked #6

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Roger Waters

Roger Waters

Kirsty Young's castaway is the musician Roger Waters. As one of the founding members of the band Pink Floyd, he has seen... Read more

29 May 2011

37mins

Ranked #7

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Mary Berry

Mary Berry

Mary Berry is one of the UK's best-known and respected cookery writers. More than six million copies of her books have n... Read more

29 Jul 2012

36mins

Ranked #8

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Debbie Harry

Debbie Harry

Kirsty Young's castaway is the singer Debbie Harry. Her group Blondie started out in seedy New York bars and went on to ... Read more

22 May 2011

36mins

Ranked #9

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Michael McIntyre

Michael McIntyre

Michael McIntyre interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. In less than five years he's gone from being an un... Read more

17 Jul 2011

35mins

Ranked #10

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Julian Fellowes

Julian Fellowes

Kirsty Young's castaway is the creator of Downton Abbey, Julian Fellowes. He won an Oscar for his screenplay for Gosford... Read more

18 Dec 2011

37mins

Ranked #11

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Sir David Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough

Kirsty Young's castaway for the 70th anniversary edition of Desert Island Discs is Sir David Attenborough. He has seen m... Read more

29 Jan 2012

39mins

Ranked #12

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Martina Navratilova

Martina Navratilova

Kirsty Young's castaway is the legendary tennis player, Martina Navratilova. In an extraordinary career she's won 59 Gra... Read more

8 Jul 2012

37mins

Ranked #13

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Peter Ackroyd

Peter Ackroyd

Kirsty Young's castaway is the novelist, historian and biographer, Peter Ackroyd. As a child he used to walk the streets... Read more

20 May 2012

39mins

Ranked #14

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Vidal Sassoon

Vidal Sassoon

Kirsty Young's castaway is the veteran hairdresser Vidal Sassoon. He developed the architecturally precise bobs and crop... Read more

9 Oct 2011

36mins

Ranked #15

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Anna Ford

Anna Ford

Kirsty Young's castaway is the broadcaster Anna Ford.One of the first high profile women in news, she worked for Granada... Read more

18 Mar 2012

37mins

Ranked #16

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Jackie Mason

Jackie Mason

Kirsty Young's castaway is the American comedian Jackie Mason.His one-man shows have been pulling in audiences for more ... Read more

11 Mar 2012

34mins

Ranked #17

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Jon Snow

Jon Snow

Kirsty Young's castaway is the journalist Jon Snow.For the past 21 years he's been the face of Channel Four's nightly bu... Read more

30 Jan 2011

36mins

Ranked #18

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Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss

Kirsty Young's castaway is the writer and actor Mark Gatiss.His childhood passions have fuelled his adult creative life.... Read more

23 Oct 2011

35mins

Ranked #19

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Lawrence Dallaglio

Lawrence Dallaglio

Kirsty Young's castaway is the former England rugby captain Lawrence Dallaglio. He was capped 85 times for England, play... Read more

20 Feb 2011

35mins

Ranked #20

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Margaret Rhodes

Margaret Rhodes

Kirsty Young's castaway is Margaret Rhodes. As the first cousin to the Queen, she has a unique insight into the life of ... Read more

3 Jun 2012

36mins

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