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 2045 recordings 17 h 1978 → today Weekly updated 19h ago

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1141–1160 of 2045

Stan Tracey Apr 25, 1999

Ken Loach Apr 18, 1999

Paco Peña Apr 11, 1999

Richard Dunwoody Apr 4, 1999

Luise Rainer Mar 28, 1999

Rt Hon Mo Mowlam MP Mar 21, 1999

Fay Maschler Mar 14, 1999

Richard Curtis Feb 28, 1999

Maria Ewing Feb 21, 1999

Nina Cassian Feb 14, 1999

Andras Schiff Feb 7, 1999

Bill Bryson Jan 31, 1999

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Jan 24, 1999

David Shepherd Jan 17, 1999

Clare Hollingworth Jan 10, 1999

Dave Brubeck Jan 3, 1999

David Attenborough Dec 25, 1998

Bob Monkhouse Dec 20, 1998

Dick Francis Dec 13, 1998

John Keegan Dec 6, 1998

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Charts

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#190 Society & Culture · United States

🇬🇧 #2 · 🇮🇪 #2 · 🇳🇿 #5 · 🇿🇦 #12 · 🇦🇺 #16 · 🇮🇩 #23 · 🇫🇮 #38 · 🇮🇳 #41 · 🇰🇷 #42 · 🇨🇦 #51 · +20 more

charted in 31 countriesFull rankings →

Activity

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5 episodes · last 30 days · avg 45 min

Sun 38Sat 7Mon 1

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 2026-09-23, Desert Island Discs ranks #53 on Apple Podcasts in the United Kingdom, and appears on charts in 5 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 2026-09-23

🇬🇧 United Kingdom #53 🇮🇪 Ireland #56 🇳🇿 New Zealand #76 🇿🇦 South Africa #185 🇦🇺 Australia #195 Society & Culture #6 Apple

Chart records

First charted2025-08-20

Best ever#12 on Apple Podcasts (Ireland) · 2026-04-06

Days on chart379

Countries now5

CategoriesSociety & Culture

Reach & outreach

Audience estimates, contact details and pitch lists for this show and its hosts — Pro.

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