Desert Island Discs

podcast

Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

#190 US · Society & Culture 2048 recordings 17 h 1978 → today Weekly updated 2 days ago
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All episodes

261–280 of 2048
Martin Lewis, financial campaigner Jun 7, 2020
Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, former nurse May 31, 2020
Charles Hazlewood, conductor May 24, 2020
Sinead Burke, disability rights activist and teacher May 17, 2020
Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate May 10, 2020
Brian Cox, actor Mar 29, 2020
Dame Helena Morrissey, financier and campaigner Mar 22, 2020
Daniel Radcliffe, actor Mar 15, 2020
Chris Riddell, illustrator, author and political cartoonist Mar 8, 2020
Dorothy Byrne, journalist Mar 1, 2020
Melanie C Feb 23, 2020
Ian Wright, former footballer and broadcaster Feb 16, 2020
Zoe Ball, broadcaster Feb 9, 2020
Sonita Alleyne, Master of Jesus College, Cambridge Feb 2, 2020
Anne Enright, writer Jan 26, 2020
Dame Sue Campbell, Director Women's Football at the FA Jan 19, 2020
Michael Lewis, writer Jan 12, 2020
Rupert Everett, actor Jan 9, 2020
Stephen Merchant, writer, comedian and actor Dec 22, 2019
Heidi Thomas, screenwriter Dec 15, 2019
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Charts

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#190 Society & Culture · United States

🇮🇪 #2 · 🇬🇧 #2 · 🇳🇿 #5 · 🇿🇦 #12 · 🇦🇺 #16 · 🇮🇩 #23 · 🇫🇮 #38 · 🇮🇳 #41 · 🇰🇷 #42 · 🇦🇷 #48 · +20 more

charted in 31 countriesFull rankings →

Activity

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8 episodes · last 30 days · avg 40 min

Sun 38Sat 7Fri 2

Episodes per week over the last six months.

About

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Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

BBC Radio 4 bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qnmr RSS Apple Spotify

Rankings

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As of 2026-09-27, Desert Island Discs ranks #159 on the Spotify charts and #57 on Apple Podcasts in the United Kingdom, and appears on charts in 4 countries.

Ranking over time

Overall chart position, last 90 days · lower is better

Where it charts

Current overall position by country · categories in 🇬🇧 United Kingdom as of 2026-09-27

🇬🇧 United Kingdom #57 🇮🇪 Ireland #62 🇳🇿 New Zealand #93 🇿🇦 South Africa #180 Society & Culture #5 Apple Society & Culture #20 Spotify
Chart records
First charted2025-08-20
Best ever#12 on Apple Podcasts (Ireland) · 2026-04-06
Days on chart383
Countries now4
CategoriesSociety & Culture · Society & Culture

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