
Desert Island Discs
BBC Radio 4 · BBC
2,023 episodesEN
Show overview
Desert Island Discs has been publishing since 1978, and across the 48 years since has built a catalogue of 2,023 episodes. That works out to over 1200 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 35 min and 37 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 32 episodes already out so far this year. Published by BBC.
Episodes
2,023
Running
1978–2026 · 48y
Median length
36 min
Cadence
Weekly
From the publisher
Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.
Latest Episodes
View all 2,023 episodesShania Twain, musician
Aug 16, 202650 min
Paul Farmer, charity leader
Aug 8, 202650 min
Professor Liz Morris, glaciologist
Aug 2, 202651 min
Norman Cook, DJ and musician
Jul 25, 202651 min
Jo Nesbø, writer
Jul 18, 202650 min
Anna Maxwell Martin, actor
Jul 12, 202651 min
Peter Layton, artist
Jul 5, 202651 min
Guy Martin, presenter and former motorcycle racer
Jun 28, 202650 min
Emily Watson, actor
Jun 20, 202652 min
Gary O'Donoghue, journalist
Jun 14, 202651 min
David Morrissey, actor
Jun 6, 202651 min
Classic Desert Island Discs - Whoopi Goldberg
May 31, 202634 min
Classic Desert Island Discs - Arsène Wenger
May 24, 202648 min
Classic Desert Island Discs - Dame Donna Langley
May 17, 202635 min
Classic Desert Island Discs - Thom Yorke
May 10, 202649 min
Classic Desert Island Discs - Dr Jane Goodall
May 3, 202636 min
Si King, cook
Apr 25, 202649 min
Sara Pascoe, comedian and writer
Apr 19, 202650 min
Professor Stephen Westaby, surgeon and writer
Apr 12, 202650 min
Jessie Buckley, actor
Apr 5, 202650 min
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