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

321–340 of 2048
Alan Carr, comedian Dec 23, 2018
Hella Pick, journalist Dec 19, 2018
Mariana Mazzucato, economist Dec 16, 2018
Gary Barlow, singer-songwriter Dec 9, 2018
Tom Kerridge, chef Dec 2, 2018
Kate Atkinson, novelist Nov 25, 2018
Tracey Thorn, musican and writer Nov 18, 2018
Vanley Burke, photographer Nov 4, 2018
Jacqueline Gold Oct 28, 2018
Venki Ramakrishnan Oct 21, 2018
Nile Rodgers Oct 14, 2018
Thea Musgrave Oct 7, 2018
Tom Daley Sep 30, 2018
Henry Marsh Sep 23, 2018
Danielle de Niese Sep 16, 2018
Pam Ayres Aug 5, 2018
Marianne Elliott Jul 29, 2018
Baroness Newlove Jul 22, 2018
Billie Jean King Jul 15, 2018
Philip Treacy Jul 8, 2018
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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 #61 🇳🇿 New Zealand #98 🇿🇦 South Africa #175 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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