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List of Desert Island Discs episodes (2021–present)

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The BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs invites guests to choose eight pieces of music which they would take with them to a hypothetical desert island. They are also invited to select a book of their choosing (in addition to the Bible or a comparable religious text for the guest, and the complete works of William Shakespeare), and one luxury item (provided it is inanimate and would not help them escape the island). The following is a list of episodes that have been broadcast since 2021, detailing the guest on each episode, their chosen book, and their luxury item.

2021

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DateCastawayBookLuxury
10 January 2021David OlusogaThe Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell: An Age Like This, 1920–40Acoustic guitar[1]
17 January 2021Samantha PowerThe Irish Times Book of Favourite Irish Poems by Colm TóibínA guitar[2]
24 January 2021Tim PeakeAn atlasA telescope[3]
31 January 2021Monica GalettiThe Complete Works of Oscar WildeScuba diving gear[4]
7 February 2021George McGavinA History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregorHot sauce[5]
14 February 2021Malala YousafzaiComplete Works of PlatoLip balm[6]
21 February 2021Sophia LorenLetters from a Young Father by Edoardo PontiA pizza oven[7]
28 February 2021Claire HortonA book by Dick FrancisA piano and sheet music[8]
7 March 2021Mark StrongMagnum Streetwise: The Ultimate Collection of Street PhotographyA wind up radio[9]
14 March 2021Dame Louise CaseyThe collected works of Jane AustenA supply of wine[10]
21 March 2021Maggie O'FarrellSelected Stories by Alice MunroNational Museum of Ireland - Archaeology[11]
28 March 2021Professor Sir Simon WesselyA Teach Yourself Russian bookA Viennese café[12]
9 May 2021Billie PiperThe Cost of Living by Deborah LevyHer children's art work[13]
16 May 2021Brian GreenePhilosophical Explanations by Robert NozickA solar powered particle collider[14]
23 May 2021Alexei SayleThe Sword of Honour Trilogy by Evelyn WaughA Chinese Broadsword[15]
30 May 2021Amanda Khozi MukwashiWho Moved My Cheese? by Spencer JohnsonQuality Street chocolates[16]
6 June 2021Heather HallettInspector Morse Mystery Series Collection by Colin DexterA solar-powered iPad[17]
13 June 2021Yo-Yo MaEncyclopaedia BritannicaA Swiss Army knife[18]
20 June 2021Richard WilsonThe poetry of Robert BurnsA subscription to The Guardian newspaper[19]
27 June 2021Margaret BusbyReturn to My Native Land by Aimé CésaireAn endless supply of Ghanaian chocolate[20]
4 July 2021Paul CostelloeReynard the Fox by Anne Louise AveryA painting kit[21]
11 July 2021Professor Noel FitzpatrickOscar Wilde: Essays and Letters, Plays and Poems, StoriesA guitar[22]
18 July 2021Dame Jessica Ennis-HillThe Wonders of Life by Professor Brian CoxA photo album[23]
25 July 2021Robert MacfarlaneCollected works of Gerard Manley HopkinsA chilli plant[24]
1 August 2021Nazir AfzalTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA guitar[25]
12 September 2021Michael HoldingLong Walk to Freedom by Nelson MandelaA football[26]
19 September 2021Baroness Hale of RichmondA Desert Island survival manualA solar-powered computer with sudoku puzzles and a writing application[27]
26 September 2021Tracey UllmanThe Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ by Sue TownsendNuts[28]
3 October 2021Tom IlubeThe Wormwood Trilogy by Tade ThompsonA solar-powered puzzle generator, designed by Tom[29]
10 October 2021Dame Sarah ConnollyThe Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman by Angela CarterA grand piano with a tuning kit[30]
17 October 2021Deborah MeadenA History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregorA sketch book and pencil[31]
24 October 2021Michael SandelThe Collected Dialogues of PlatoBinoculars[32]
31 October 2021Peter SchmeichelThe Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)His guitar[33]
7 November 2021Joanne HarrisThe Collected Works of Victor HugoHer own shed[34]
19 November 2021Dame Jo da SilvaThe Boardman Tasker Omnibus by Peter Boardman and Joe TaskerA charpoi (traditional Indian rope bed)[35]
21 November 2021Carl HesterThe Centenary Book of Sark: a history and description of the artist William A Toplis by Chris Andrews, Fiona Kelly and Amy McKeeHis own pillow[36]
28 November 2021Neil GaimanThe Book of the New Sun by Gene WolfeA Victorian accounts ledger, a fountain pen and an unlimited supply of ink[37]
5 December 2021Helen MacdonaldThe Karla Trilogy by John le CarréLuxury bedding[38]
12 December 2021Jack ThorneMiller Plays: 1 by Arthur MillerTV with Channel 4 archive only[39]
19 December 2021Dame Prue LeithUlysses by James JoyceWriting materials[40]
26 December 2021Richard OsmanHercule Poirot: the Complete Short Stories by Agatha ChristieA pad of paper, a pen and dice[41]
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2022

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DateCastawayBookLuxury
9 January 2022Simon ReeveMoonshine for Beginners and Experts by Damian BrownBird seed[42]
16 January 2022Deborah LevyThe Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious (Collected Works of C. G. Jung)A silk sheet[43]
23 January 2022John CaudwellA Desert Island survival manualSunblock[44]
30 January 2022Lyse DoucetA Persian language bookEssential oils[45]
6 February 2022Professor David SpiegelhalterUltimate Survival Handbook by Bear GryllsAn unlimited supply of printed Killer Sudoku[46]
13 February 2022Leslie CaronThe Sixth Sense of Animals by Maurice BurtonA cutlass[47]
20 February 2022Anne TylerThe Golden Apples by Eudora WeltyA supply of pet food[48]
27 February 2022Professor Nick WebbornThe Complete Works of Charles DickensHis adapted Segway, with a built-in espresso machine[49]
6 March 2022Oti MabuseWill by Will SmithA photo of her and her Grandma[50]
13 March 2022Robert PlantThe Earliest English Poems, translated by Michael AlexanderA basket containing photos of homing pigeons[51]
20 March 2022Alan CummingDesert Gardening for Beginners: How to grow vegetables, flowers, and herbs in an Arid Climate by Cathy Cromell, Linda A. Guy, Lucy K. BradleyMarijuana seeds[52]
27 March 2022Winnie ByanyimaThe Second Sex by Simone De BeauvoirA basket weaving needle[53]
8 May 2022Fiona HillAlice in Wonderland by Lewis CarrollCrystallised ginger[54]
15 May 2022Bradley WalshThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasA set of golf clubs and balls[55]
22 May 2022Ellie SimmondsThe Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne CollinsA diary and pen[56]
29 May 2022David HarewoodThe Sandman by Neil GaimanA disco dancefloor[57]
5 June 2022Jon RonsonA Magnum photography bookLegal medical marijuana[58]
12 June 2022Frances O'GradyHistory by Elsa MoranteA painting set with edible paints[59]
19 June 2022Rita TushinghamBrewer's Dictionary of Phrase and FableA photograph album[60]
26 June 2022Bono Ulysses by James JoyceA Spanish guitar[61]
3 July 2022Adele The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi KaurA self-inflated mattress[62]
10 July 2022Andrew RamroopInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceA tenor steel pan drum[63]
17 July 2022Kate Ewart-BiggsThe Complete Novels of Jane AustenAn asthma inhaler[64]
24 July 2022Kate MossThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryA cashmere blanket[65]
31 July 2022Clare SmythThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA chef's knife[66]
7 August 2022John LegendThe Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber & David WengrowA piano[67]
18 September 2022Sue BarkerAll In by Billie Jean KingNew Zealand Sauvignon Blanc wine[68]
25 September 2022Jay BladesThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XA reclining massage chair[69]
2 October 2022Dr Waheed ArianThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by Bryan Mealer and William KamkwambaPen and paper[70]
9 October 2022Kevin SinfieldThe Edge: The Guide to Fulfilling Dreams, Maximizing Success and Enjoying a Lifetime of Achievement by Howard E. FergusonA self-propelled treadmill[71]
16 October 2022Maxine PeakeOne Moonlit Night by Caradog PrichardA solar-powered epilator[72]
23 October 2022Rick RubinThe Red Book by Carl JungTarot cards[73]
30 October 2022Professor Angela GallopA collection of works by Robert HarrisA church organ and sheet music[74]
6 November 2022Richard E. GrantAlice in Wonderland by Lewis CarrollA piano[75]
18 November 2022Professor Jean GoldingThe Oxford Book of Twentieth-century English VerseA mobility power chair[76]
20 November 2022Barry HearnThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayA fishing rod and rocking chair[77]
27 November 2022Baz LuhrmannWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyA silk eye mask[78]
4 December 2022Edward EnninfulCaste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel WilkersonA pair of embroidered slippers[79]
11 December 2022Cate BlanchettHope in the Dark by Rebecca SolnitTime[80]
18 December 2022Steven SpielbergThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckH-8 Bolex camera[81]
25 December 2022Kirsty YoungThe Most of Nora Ephron by Nora EphronA cinema and film archive[82]
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2023

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DateCastawayBookLuxury
8 January 2023Sir Malcolm WalkerRobinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeA cast iron cooking pot[83]
15 January 2023Gabby LoganEvery Ruddy Word by Alan PartridgeA piano[84]
22 January 2023Michael PollanUlysses by James JoyceDark chocolate[85]
29 January 2023Professor Corinne Le QuéréWorld Atlas of the Oceans by Dave MonahanA mask and snorkel[86]
5 February 2023Lesley ManvilleA Botanical EncyclopediaA bed with linen, duvet and pillows[87]
12 February 2023David SedarisA German dictionaryPencils and paper[88]
19 February 2023Jenny BeavanThe Complete Novels of Jane AustenA cello[89]
26 February 2023Sonia BoyceCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlChampagne[90]
5 March 2023Robert WebbCultural Amnesia by Clive JamesTop hat and tails[91]
12 March 2023Amanda BlancLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottA photo album[92]
19 March 2023Liz CarrThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryA pair of ruby slippers[93]
26 March 2023Dara Ó BriainThe Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard FeynmanAstrophotography equipment[94]
7 May 2023Professor Peter HennessyPoetry in the Making by Ted HughesA fountain pen, ink and paper[95]
14 May 2023Simon PeggThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksA coffee maker[96]
21 May 2023Professor Sharon PeacockThe Oxford Textbook of MedicineA projector and photos[97]
28 May 2023Ronnie O’SullivanRunning with the Kenyans by Adharanand FinnA painting set[98]
4 June 2023Jeremy BowenThe Complete Novels of George OrwellA manual typewriter[99]
11 June 2023Claudia RankineAs I Lay Dying by William FaulknerA solar powered television, playing tennis matches[100]
18 June 2023Adam KayYork Notes for the Complete Works of ShakespeareA diary and pen[101]
25 June 2023Kate MosseFour Quartets by T.S. EliotA jukebox[102]
2 July 2023Stanley TucciWestward Ha! by S.J. PerelmanArt supplies[103]
9 July 2023Peter DoigA scrapbookA cutlass[104]
16 July 2023Jill ScottThe Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ by Sue TownsendA notebook and pens[105]
23 July 2023Simon WoolleyFootball in Sun and Shadow by Eduardo GaleanoA razor blade[106]
30 July 2023Toto WolffThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasDiving fins and a mask[107]
6 August 2023Shirley CollinsA collection of Brodie detective novels by Kate AtkinsonA solar powered fridge filled with Italian ice cream and two lipsticks[108]
17 September 2023Adrian EdmondsonWaiting for Godot by Samuel BeckettA tab of acid[109]
24 September 2023Lucinda RussellEquine Sports Medicine and Surgery by Andris J. Kaneps, Kenneth William Hinchcliff, and Raymond J. GeorA camper van[110]
1 October 2023Katherine RyanThe Highway Rat by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel SchefflerA hat and skincare set[111]
8 October 2023Greg JacksonThe Apollo Guidance Computer: Architecture and Operation by Frank O'BrienA pinball machine[112]
15 October 2023Dame Donna LangleyLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezTarot cards[113]
22 October 2023Patrick GrantGreen Woodwork: Working with Wood the Natural Way by Mike AbbottA complete set of woodworking tools[114]
29 October 2023Professor Dame Lesley ReganThe Works of George EliotMarmite on toast[115]
5 November 2023Lea SalongaThe Complete Far Side by Gary LarsonTypewriter[116]
17 November 2023Peter WhiteThe 1962 edition of the Wisden Cricketers' AlmanackPear drops[117]
19 November 2023Pia SinhaA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryChilli sauce[118]
26 November 2023Dr Nicola FoxPale Blue Dot by Carl SaganLego[119]
3 December 2023Marina AbramovićIn Search of the Miraculous by Peter D. OuspenskyA cashmere blanket[120]
10 December 2023Shirley BallasUnleash the Power Within by Tony RobbinsCotton knickers[121]
17 December 2023Greta GerwigThe Complete Poems: Emily DickinsonA writing set[122]
24 December 2023Delia Smith CH CBESister Wendy’s 100 Best-loved Paintings by Wendy BeckettThe Desert Island Discs archive[123]
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2024

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DateCastawayBookLuxury
7 January 2024Graham NashThe Island at the Center of the World by Russell ShortoA sleeping bag[124]
14 January 2024Guli Francis-DehqaniThe Book of KingsPhoto albums[125]
21 January 2024Sheku Kanneh-MasonThe Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard FeynmanA cello and strings[126]
28 January 2024Jamie DornanWhere The Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakA golf club and balls[127]
4 February 2024Val WilmerThe Collective Works of Langston HughesNail scissors[128]
11 February 2024Cillian MurphySamuel Beckett: The Complete Dramatic WorksAn acoustic guitar and strings[129]
18 February 2024Clive OppenheimerThe Vivisector by Patrick WhiteA seismometer[130]
25 February 2024Sandy PowellJosef Koudelka: GypsiesA lemon tree[131]
3 March 2024Rita Rae, Lady RaeThe Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, its Regions and their Peoples by David GilmourA solar powered car[132]
10 March 2024James GrahamA Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingA keg of Single Malt Scotch Whisky[133]
17 March 2024Jenny SealeyThe Complete Works of Armistead MaupinA photography kit[134]
24 March 2024Professor Alice RobertsMiddlemarch by George EliotA kayak[135]
31 March 2024Professor Tim SpectorA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensA fermenting set[136]
12 May 2024Greg DaviesTBC: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck/The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ by Sue TownsendSausages[137]
19 May 2024Dame Sarah StoreyThe Chimp Paradox by Professor Steve PetersA snorkel and mask[138]
26 May 2024John BoyneThe Waste Land by T. S. EliotA cinema screen showing The Devil Wears Prada[139]
2 June 2024Rebel WilsonCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlA bath tub and bath salts[140]
9 June 2024Shirine Khoury-HaqThe QuranA photo frame[141]
16 June 2024Clive MyrieThe Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogueHot pepper sauce[142]
23 June 2024Anthony JoshuaA Bear Grylls survival bookA punchbag[143]
30 June 2024Professor Patricia WiltshireChildren's Encyclopedia Volume Set by Arthur MeeA cooking pot[144]
7 July 2024Rob DelaneyThe Collected Works of Alice MunroA piano[145]
14 July 2024Errollyn WallenA collection of Bach sheet musicWigmore Hall[146]
21 July 2024David NichollsAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyA piano and sheet music[147]
28 July 2024Sarah RavenThe Flowers of Crete by John Fielding & Nicholas TurlandAn ever-cleaning linen sheet bed with a hot (and cold) water bottle[148]
4 August 2024Mark KnopflerThe Blue Flower by Penelope FitzgeraldA guitar[149]
11 August 2024Steven KnightThe Greek Myths by Robert GravesA solar powered laptop[150]
1 December 2024Mark SteelWisden Cricketers' AlmanackA piano[151]
8 December 2024Ebony Rainford-BrentThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoA drum kit[152]
15 December 2024Cher The Saracen Blade by Frank YerbyA eyelash curler[153]
22 December 2024Gareth Southgate OBEThe Chimp Paradox by Dr Steve PetersCoffee[154]
29 December 2024Marianela NúñezThe Collected Works of Jorge Luis BorgesA cashmere blanket[155]
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2025

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DateCastawayBookLuxury
5 January 2025Mark-Anthony TurnageRebecca by Daphne du MaurierA grand piano and tuning kit[156]
12 January 2025Laurie AndersonSpeak, Memory by Vladimir NabokovA dog collar[157]
19 January 2025Harriet WistrichMiddlemarch by George EliotA fridge with an endless supply of white wine[158]
26 January 2025Nick CaveThe Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo CollodiA suit[159]
2 February 2025Nemone LethbridgeThe Rubaiyat of Omar KhayyamA doll[160]
9 February 2025Stephen ManganCollected Works of Seamus HeaneyA piano[161]
16 February 2025Mina SmallmanThe Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsHair moisturiser[162]
23 February 2025Sir Jony IveThe complete set of Jeeves & Wooster novels by P G WodehouseA bed[163]
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