Desert Island Discs
Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.
Episodes (469 available)
Matt Haig, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
51 mins
The Olympic heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill was cast away by Lauren Laverne in 2021.
3 mins
The playwright James Graham was cast away by Lauren Laverne in 2024.
3 mins
The film director Greta Gerwig was cast away by Lauren Laverne in 2023.
4 mins
The wheelchair athlete Tanni Grey-Thompson was cast away by Sue Lawley in 2001.
3 mins
The comedian Romesh Ranganathan was cast away by Lauren Laverne in 2025.
3 mins
The writer and journalist Caitlin Moran was cast away by Kirsty Young in 2017.
2 mins
Record producer Rick Rubin was cast away by Lauren Laverne in 2022.
3 mins
The actor Michael Sheen was cast away by Lauren Laverne in 2025.
3 mins
The former England manager Gareth Southgate was cast away by Lauren Laverne in 2024.
4 mins
