BBC Radio Podcasts from Desert Island Discs: Archive: 2016-2018

Alan Carr, comedian

Alan Carr, comedian, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne

Hella Pick, journalist

Hella Pick, veteran journalist, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne

Mariana Mazzucato, economist

Mariana Mazzucato, economist, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne

Gary Barlow, singer-songwriter

Gary Barlow, musician and Take That front man, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne.

Tom Kerridge, chef

Tom Kerridge, chef, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne

Kate Atkinson, novelist

Novelist Kate Atkinson is interviewed by Lauren Laverne

Tracey Thorn, musican and writer

Tracey Thorn, musician and writer, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne.

Vanley Burke, photographer

Vanley Burke, photographer, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne.

Venki Ramakrishnan

Venki Ramakrishnan, scientist, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne for Desert Island Discs.

Nile Rodgers

Musician Nile Rodgers is interviewed by Lauren Laverne.

Thea Musgrave

Thea Musgrave, composer, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne for Desert Island Discs.

Tom Daley

Diver Tom Daley is interviewed by Lauren Laverne for Desert Island Discs.

Henry Marsh

Kirsty Young interviews Henry Marsh, neurosurgeon and writer.

Danielle de Niese

Danielle de Niese, opera singer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Pam Ayres

Pam Ayres, poet and broadcaster, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Marianne Elliott

Marianne Elliott, theatre director, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs

Baroness Newlove

Baroness Newlove is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs

Philip Treacy

Philip Treacy, milliner, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Guy Singh-Watson

Guy Singh-Watson, farmer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Martina Cole

Martina Cole, novelist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

John Motson

John Motson, broadcaster, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Professor Carlos Frenk

Prof Carlos Frenk, cosmologist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Gillian Reynolds

Gillian Reynolds, radio critic, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

David Baddiel

David Baddiel, comedian and writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs

Dr Sue Black

Dr Sue Black, computer scientist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Sir Peter Lampl

Sir Peter Lampl, philanthropist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Abi Morgan

Abi Morgan, stage and screenwriter, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.

Anne-Marie Duff

Anne-Marie Duff, actor, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

David Byrne

David Byrne, musician, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

John Gray

Philosopher and writer John Gray is interviewed by Kirsty Young.

Matt Smith

Matt Smith, actor, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Dame Minouche Shafik

Dame Minouche Shafik, economist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.

Christopher Nolan

Christopher Nolan, film director, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Chi-chi Nwanoku

Musician Chi-chi Nwanoku is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Jack Whitehall

Jack Whitehall, comedian and actor, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs

Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov, chess grandmaster, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Christina Lamb

Christina Lamb, journalist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Angela Hartnett

Angela Hartnett, chef, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Charlie Brooker

Charlie Brooker, satirist and writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.

75 Years of Desert Island Discs

Kirsty Young introduces some gems from the archive.

Bruno Tonioli

Bruno Tonioli, Strictly judge, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Christine McVie

Listen again to Fleetwood Mac star Christine McVie's Desert Island Discs.

Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammer, star of Frasier, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.

Tim Martin

Tim Martin, JD Wetherspoon founder, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs

Naomi Klein

Naomi Klein, writer and activist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Micky Flanagan

Micky Flanagan, comedian, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Anna Pavord

Writer and gardener Anna Pavord is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Professor Phil Scraton

Professor Phil Scraton, academic, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.

Kay Mellor

Kay Mellor, writer and producer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Edna Adan Ismail

Campaigner Edna Adan Ismail is interviewed by Kirsty Young.

Jane Gardam

Jane Gardam, novelist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Sir James MacMillan

Sir James MacMillan, composer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Siddhartha Mukherjee

Siddhartha Mukherjee, oncologist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Professor Dame Jane Francis

Professor Dame Jane Francis is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Paul Greengrass

Paul Greengrass, film director, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Dr Kevin Fong

Dr Kevin Fong is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Sheryl Sandberg

Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Jayne-Anne Gadhia

Jayne-Anne Gadhia, banker, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

John McEnroe

John McEnroe, tennis player, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins, TV presenter, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Professor Carlo Rovelli

Professor Carlo Rovelli, physicist, is interviewed for Desert Island Discs by Kirsty Young

Stella McCartney

Stella McCartney, fashion designer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs

Jed Mercurio

Jed Mercurio, writer and director, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Rick Wakeman

Rick Wakeman, musician, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Sonia Friedman

Sonia Friedman, theatre producer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Elif Shafak

Elif Shafak is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Demis Hassabis

Demis Hassabis, AI expert, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Liz Lochhead

Liz Lochhead is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran, singer-songwriter, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy, writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Amanda Levete

Amanda Levete, architect, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Marian Keyes

Marian Keyes, writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Jimmy Carr

Jimmy Carr, comedian, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Dame Katherine Grainger

Kirsty Young interviews Dame Katherine Grainger, Olympian and rower.

Sir Antony Beevor

Sir Antony Beevor, historian, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

June Brown

June Brown, actor, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Nigel Owens

Kirsty Young talks to international rugby union referee Nigel Owens.

David Beckham

Kirsty Young talks to former professional footballer David Beckham.

Caitlin Moran

Kirsty Young talks to columnist and author Caitlin Moran.

Wayne McGregor

Kirsty Young talks to another castaway, choreographer Wayne McGregor.

Pinky Lilani

Businesswoman Pinky Lilani is interviewed by Kirsty Young.

Sir Kenneth Grange

Sir Kenneth Grange, designer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Gareth Malone

Gareth Malone, choirmaster, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Sir Philip Craven

Kirsty Young talks to Sir Philip Craven, the International Paralympic Committee president.

Davina McCall

Davina McCall, TV presenter, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Emma Bridgewater

Emma Bridgewater, pottery designer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs

Nicola Adams

Nicola Adams, boxer and Olympian, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Yotam Ottolenghi

Yotam Ottolenghi, chef and writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Ali Smith

Ali Smith, writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Michael Bublé

Michael Bublé, singer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Jackie Kay

Jackie Kay, poet and writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Dr Robert Langer

Dr Robert Langer, scientist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Stephen Hough

Stephen Hough, concert pianist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Christiane Amanpour

Christiane Amanpour, journalist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Joyce DiDonato

Joyce DiDonato is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Nadiya Hussain

Kirsty Young interviews Nadiya Hussain, winner of The Great British Bake Off 2015.

Michael Heath

Michael Heath, cartoonist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Jilly Cooper

Jilly Cooper, writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs

Professor Dame Ann Dowling

Professor Dame Ann Dowling is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Levi Roots

Levi Roots, entrepreneur, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Nicole Farhi

Kirsty Young interviews sculptor and designer Nicole Farhi.

Matthew Barzun

Kirsty Young interviews Matthew Barzun, the US ambassador to the UK.

Sara Khan

Kirsty Young interviews human rights activist Sara Khan.

Barrie Rutter

Kirsty Young interviews actor and theatre director Barrie Rutter.

Warwick Davis

Kirsty Young's castaway is the actor Warwick Davis.

David Nott

Kirsty Young interviews vascular and war surgeon David Nott.

Professor Louise Richardson

Kirsty Young interviews Professor Louise Richardson.

Berry Gordy

Kirsty Young interviews Berry Gordy, record producer and creator of the Motown label.

Inga Beale

Kirsty Young interviews Inga Beale, CEO of Lloyd's of London.

Tom Hanks, actor

Tom Hanks, one of Hollywood's best-loved actors, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.

John Timpson

Kirsty Young interviews businessman John Timpson.

Gloria Steinem

Kirsty Young interviews feminist, writer and activist Gloria Steinem.

Yinka Shonibare

Kirsty Young interviews artist Yinka Shonibare.

Dr Dame Sue Ion

Kirsty Young's castaway is the nuclear engineer and scientist Dr Dame Sue Ion.

Hugh Bonneville

Kirsty Young talks to actor Hugh Bonneville.

Dame Zaha Hadid

Kirsty Young interviews architect Dame Zaha Hadid.

Ben Saunders

Kirsty Young talks to polar explorer Ben Saunders.

Professor Dame Carol Black

Professor Dame Carol Black is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Bill Gates

Bill Gates, entrepreneur and philanthropist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.

Sigrid Rausing

Kirsty Young interviews publisher and philanthropist Sigrid Rausing.

Sir Anthony Seldon

Kirsty Young interviews educationalist and biographer Sir Anthony Seldon.

Alex Crawford

Kirsty Young interviews journalist Alex Crawford.

Colm Toibin

Colm Toibin, writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Patricia Greene

Kirsty Young interviews Patricia Greene, who plays Jill in the Archers.