Desert Island Discs Episodes Available now

Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu, scientist

Ijeoma Uchegbu, scientist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.

Danny Dyer, actor

Danny Dyer, actor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.

Classic Desert Island Discs - Jack Thorne

Screenwriter Jack Thorne talks to Lauren Laverne in a programme first broadcast in 2021.

Classic Desert Island Discs - Dame Joan Plowright

Sue Lawley talks to actor Dame Joan Plowright in a programme first broadcast in 2006.

Classic Desert Island Discs - Colm Toibin

Kirsty Young interviews writer Colm Toibin in a programme first heard in 2016.

Classic Desert Island Discs - Dame Louise Casey

Lauren Laverne talks to crossbench peer Dame Louise Casey in a programme from 2021.

Classic Desert Island Discs - Warwick Davis

Kirsty Young talks to actor Warwick Davis, in a programme first heard in 2016.

Lindsey Hilsum, journalist

Lindsey Hilsum, journalist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.

Donna Ockenden, midwife

Donna Ockenden, midwife, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.

Professor Carl Jones, conservation biologist

Professor Carl Jones, biologist, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.

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