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 2043 recordings 17 h 1978 → today Weekly updated 4 days ago
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1361–1380 of 2043
Phil Collins Dec 19, 1993
Taki Nov 28, 1993
Doris Lessing Nov 21, 1993
Shirley Anne Field Nov 14, 1993
Sybil Marshall Nov 7, 1993
Judge Stephen Tumin Oct 31, 1993
Kenny Everett Oct 24, 1993
Raymond Seitz Oct 17, 1993
Lesley Garrett Oct 10, 1993
Rt Hon Virginia Bottomley MP Oct 3, 1993
Lord Palumbo Sep 26, 1993
Paul Merton Sep 19, 1993
Isabel Allende Sep 12, 1993
Nicholas Hytner Jul 11, 1993
Peter Mayle Jul 4, 1993
Sir Leon Brittan Jun 27, 1993
Joan Baez Jun 20, 1993
Rt Hon Betty Boothroyd MP Jun 13, 1993
Frank Bruno Jun 6, 1993
Kaye Webb May 30, 1993
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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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4 episodes · last 30 days · avg 48 min

Sun 38Sat 7Fri 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 2026-09-17, Desert Island Discs ranks #142 on the Spotify charts and #76 on Apple Podcasts in Ireland, 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 🇮🇪 Ireland as of 2026-09-17

🇮🇪 Ireland #76 🇬🇧 United Kingdom #81 🇳🇿 New Zealand #84 🇦🇺 Australia #188 🇿🇦 South Africa #197 Society & Culture #13 Apple Trending #159 Spotify
Chart records
First charted2025-08-20
Best ever#12 on Apple Podcasts (Ireland) · 2026-04-06
Days on chart373
Countries now5
CategoriesSociety & Culture · Trending

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