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Desert Island Discs
BBC Radio 4
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Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.
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NOV 8, 2026
Ann Patchett, writer
Ann Patchett, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
54 MIN
NOV 1, 2026
Professor Dame Parveen Kumar
Doctor Prof Dame Parveen Kumar shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
51 MIN
OCT 24, 2026
Matt Haig, writer
Matt Haig, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
51 MIN
OCT 23, 2026
Richard Osman on managing his eating disorder
The writer and broadcaster Richard Osman was cast away by Lauren Laverne in 2021.
3 MIN
OCT 22, 2026
Penelope Keith on knowing her Shakespeare
The actress Penelope Keith was cast away by Roy Plomley in 1976.
2 MIN
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