Kirsty Young asks castaways to choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Sundays at 11.15 repeated Friday at 0900.
Episodes available:
Indefinitely 
Sun, 19 May 13
Duration:
35 mins
Alice Walker, writer and author of The Color Purple, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 12 May 13
Duration:
35 mins
Damien Hirst, the artist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 31 Mar 13
Duration:
37 mins
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Sir Sydney Kentridge QC.
Sun, 24 Mar 13
Duration:
35 mins
Jasvinder Sanghera, campaigner, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 17 Mar 13
Duration:
34 mins
Julie Goodyear, former Coronation Street actress, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 10 Mar 13
Duration:
36 mins
David Almond, children's author, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 3 Mar 13
Duration:
35 mins
Rankin, the photographer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 24 Feb 13
Duration:
36 mins
Professor Uta Frith, developmental psychologist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 17 Feb 13
Duration:
37 mins
Jonathan Agnew, cricket commentator, is interview by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 10 Feb 13
Duration:
35 mins
Julie Burchill, columnist and author, is interviewed for Desert Island Discs by Kirsty Young.
Sun, 3 Feb 13
Duration:
35 mins
Sir Terry Leahy, former CEO of Tesco, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 27 Jan 13
Duration:
45 mins
Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese opposition leader, is interviewed for Desert Island Discs by Kirsty Young (extended version).
Sun, 20 Jan 13
Duration:
34 mins
TV producer Beryl Vertue is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 13 Jan 13
Duration:
35 mins
Folk musician Martin Carthy is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 6 Jan 13
Duration:
37 mins
Businessman Sir Howard Stringer is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 30 Dec 12
Duration:
34 mins
Designer Anya Hindmarch is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 23 Dec 12
Duration:
36 mins
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the actor, author and comedian Dawn French.
Sun, 16 Dec 12
Duration:
39 mins
Sister Wendy Beckett, nun and art expert, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 9 Dec 12
Duration:
35 mins
Eric Pickles MP is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 2 Dec 12
Duration:
37 mins
Dustin Hoffman is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 25 Nov 12
Duration:
37 mins
Artist and author Edmund de Waal is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 18 Nov 12
Duration:
36 mins
Comedy producer John Lloyd is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Fri, 16 Nov 12
Duration:
38 mins
Blanche Marvin, theatre critic, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 4 Nov 12
Duration:
34 mins
Tidjane Thiam, CEO of Prudential, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 28 Oct 12
Duration:
34 mins
Hilary Devey, businesswoman and TV star is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 21 Oct 12
Duration:
36 mins
Mona Siddiqui, academic and commentator, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 14 Oct 12
Duration:
36 mins
Singer Noah Stewart is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 7 Oct 12
Duration:
33 mins
Textile designer Celia Birtwell is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 30 Sep 12
Duration:
33 mins
Paralympian & broadcaster Ade Adepitan is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 23 Sep 12
Duration:
33 mins
Hollywood actress Goldie Hawn is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 12 Aug 12
Duration:
36 mins
Critic & satirist Craig Brown is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 5 Aug 12
Duration:
38 mins
Disability campaigner Baroness Campbell is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
Sun, 29 Jul 12
Duration:
37 mins
Cook and broadcaster Mary Berry is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 22 Jul 12
Duration:
37 mins
Kirsty Young's castaway is the dancer and choreographer Akram Khan.
Sun, 15 Jul 12
Duration:
37 mins
Actor & director Simon McBurney is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 8 Jul 12
Duration:
38 mins
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 1 Jul 12
Duration:
39 mins
Architect and critic Charles Jencks is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 24 Jun 12
Duration:
37 mins
Comedian John Bishop is interviewed by Kirsty Young
Sun, 17 Jun 12
Duration:
37 mins
Ahdaf Soueif, Egyptian novelist and cultural commentator, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
Sun, 10 Jun 12
Duration:
37 mins
Campaigner Doreen Lawrence is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 3 Jun 12
Duration:
37 mins
Margaret Rhodes, former MI6 secretary & cousin to the Queen, picks her Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 27 May 12
Duration:
36 mins
Kirsty Young interviews agony aunt, writer and presenter Denise Robertson.
Sun, 20 May 12
Duration:
40 mins
Writer Peter Ackroyd is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 13 May 12
Duration:
41 mins
Baroness Hollins, Professor of Psychiatry, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 6 May 12
Duration:
35 mins
Tim Minchin is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 25 Mar 12
Duration:
32 mins
Jamie Cullum recorded in front of a live audience for Desert Island Discs with Kirsty Young.
Sun, 18 Mar 12
Duration:
38 mins
Anna Ford is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 11 Mar 12
Duration:
35 mins
Jackie Mason, American comedian, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 4 Mar 12
Duration:
39 mins
Patsy Rodenburg is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 26 Feb 12
Duration:
37 mins
Rugby international Brian Moore is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 19 Feb 12
Duration:
39 mins
Lord Prescott is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 12 Feb 12
Duration:
36 mins
Actor and writer James Corden is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
Sun, 5 Feb 12
Duration:
36 mins
Olympic medallist Denise Lewis is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 29 Jan 12
Duration:
40 mins
Sir David Attenborough is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 22 Jan 12
Duration:
38 mins
Writer Vikram Seth is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 15 Jan 12
Duration:
37 mins
Historian Paul Johnson is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 8 Jan 12
Duration:
37 mins
Dame Monica Mason, Director of the Royal Ballet, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 1 Jan 12
Duration:
38 mins
Sir Terry Wogan is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Fri, 30 Dec 11
Duration:
37 mins
Professor of Physics Brian Cox is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 25 Dec 11
Duration:
82 mins
Kirsty Young introduces stories and music chosen by listeners, and is joined by Bill Bailey and Jo Whiley to consider the choices.
Sun, 18 Dec 11
Duration:
38 mins
Scriptwriter Julian Fellowes is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 11 Dec 11
Duration:
37 mins
Journalist Eve Pollard is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 4 Dec 11
Duration:
38 mins
Businessman Sir Martin Sorrell is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 27 Nov 11
Duration:
37 mins
Adventurer Bear Grylls is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 20 Nov 11
Duration:
40 mins
The actor Robert Hardy is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs
Fri, 18 Nov 11
Duration:
36 mins
Kirsty Young's castaway is the drama teacher Anna Scher.
Sun, 6 Nov 11
Duration:
36 mins
Children's author Francesca Simon is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Mon, 31 Oct 11
Duration:
37 mins
Sue Lawley's castaway is broadcaster John Peel. This episode has been made available to mark the broadcast of the first John Peel Lecture on 6 Music.
Sun, 30 Oct 11
Duration:
36 mins
Lord Victor Adebowale is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 23 Oct 11
Duration:
36 mins
Writer and actor Mark Gatiss is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 16 Oct 11
Duration:
36 mins
Olympic sprinter Michael Johnson joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 9 Oct 11
Duration:
37 mins
Veteran hairdresser Vidal Sassoon is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 2 Oct 11
Duration:
37 mins
The children's TV producer, Anne Wood, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
Sun, 25 Sep 11
Duration:
37 mins
Royal photographer Arthur Edwards joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 18 Sep 11
Duration:
36 mins
Actor and presenter Martin Clunes joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 31 Jul 11
Duration:
36 mins
Broadcaster Danny Baker joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 24 Jul 11
Duration:
37 mins
Businesswoman Heather Rabbatts joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 17 Jul 11
Duration:
36 mins
Comedian and Britain's Got Talent judge, Michael McIntyre, joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 10 Jul 11
Duration:
38 mins
Setter of fiendish crosswords, John Graham (Araucaria) joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 3 Jul 11
Duration:
36 mins
Actor and host of Time Team Tony Robinson joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 26 Jun 11
Duration:
41 mins
Actor Harriet Walter joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 19 Jun 11
Duration:
37 mins
Head judge on Strictly Come Dancing, Len Goodman joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 12 Jun 11
Duration:
38 mins
Novelist Andrea Levy joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs.
Sat, 11 Jun 11
Duration:
80 mins
In a special programme, Kirsty Young celebrates Desert Island Discs and reveals the tracks you would want with you if you were castaway. With Paul Gambaccini, Miranda Sawyer and Howard Goodall.
Sun, 5 Jun 11
Duration:
36 mins
Singer Alfie Boe joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island discs
Sun, 29 May 11
Duration:
38 mins
Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 22 May 11
Duration:
37 mins
Blondie singer Debbie Harry joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 15 May 11
Duration:
36 mins
The actor, playwright and director Kwame Kwei-Armah joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island discs.
Sun, 8 May 11
Duration:
36 mins
The Grande Dame of Bohemian living, Molly Parkin, joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island discs.
Sun, 1 May 11
Duration:
39 mins
Kirsty Young's castaway is chemist Professor David Phillips.
Sun, 24 Apr 11
Duration:
36 mins
Designer Cath Kidston joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 17 Apr 11
Duration:
37 mins
Fashion journalist, Felicity Green, joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 10 Apr 11
Duration:
37 mins
Film director Terry Gilliam joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 3 Apr 11
Duration:
38 mins
Actor Martin Sheen joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 27 Feb 11
Duration:
39 mins
Dame Anne Owers joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 20 Feb 11
Duration:
36 mins
Former rugby captain Lawrence Dallaglio joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 13 Feb 11
Duration:
38 mins
Actress Celia Imrie joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 6 Feb 11
Duration:
39 mins
Writer and Booker Prize winner Howard Jacobson joins Kirsty Young.
Sun, 30 Jan 11
Duration:
37 mins
Journalist and TV presenter Jon Snow joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 23 Jan 11
Duration:
39 mins
Betty Driver, veteran Corrie actress, joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 16 Jan 11
Duration:
36 mins
Alex Salmond, First Minister for Scotland and leader of the SNP joins Kirsty Young.
Sun, 9 Jan 11
Duration:
37 mins
Former MP and writer Gyles Brandreth joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 2 Jan 11
Duration:
39 mins
Kirsty Young's castaway is Battle of Britain veteran Tony Iveson.
Sun, 26 Dec 10
Duration:
36 mins
Singer Sandie Shaw joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 19 Dec 10
Duration:
37 mins
Oscar winning film-maker Nick Park joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 12 Dec 10
Duration:
36 mins
Aviator and arts patron Sir Torquil Norman joins Kirsty Young on Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 5 Dec 10
Duration:
36 mins
Writer and historian Frances Wood joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 28 Nov 10
Duration:
38 mins
Writer Robert Harris joins Kirsty Young on Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 21 Nov 10
Duration:
37 mins
American rock singer and showman Alice Cooper joins Kirsty Young.
Fri, 19 Nov 10
Duration:
37 mins
Kirsty Young’s castaway on Desert Island Discs is the cookery writer Anna Del Conte.
Sun, 7 Nov 10
Duration:
38 mins
Poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 31 Oct 10
Duration:
40 mins
Chinese pianist Lang Lang joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 24 Oct 10
Duration:
37 mins
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 17 Oct 10
Duration:
37 mins
Barrister Michael Mansfield joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 10 Oct 10
Duration:
37 mins
Sarah Doukas, the founder of Storm model agency, is Kirsty Young's castaway.
Sun, 3 Oct 10
Duration:
35 mins
Comedian Johnny Vegas joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Sun, 26 Sep 10
Duration:
37 mins
Singer Sir Tom Jones joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
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