Desert Island Discs with Kirsty Young

Samantha Power

Samantha Power was the USA's youngest ever ambassador to the UN, during President Barack Obama’s second term,...

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David Olusoga, historian and broadcaster

David Olusoga is a historian, writer and broadcaster who has presented a range of programmes including the...

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• 11 días

Colonel Lucy Giles

Colonel Lucy Giles is an officer of the British Army’s Royal Logistic Corps and is currently President of the...

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Sir Cliff Richard

Sir Cliff Richard makes a second trip to the island he first visited 60 years ago, when he had just turned 20, but...

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Classic Desert Island Discs - Cliff Richard in 1960

Cliff Richard talks about growing up in India and discovering that he had a talent for music; how it feels to leave...

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Minette Batters

Minette Batters is the first woman to become President of the National Farmers' Union, representing 47,000 members....

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Professor Sir Jeremy Farrar

Professor Sir Jeremy Farrar is Director of the Wellcome Trust, a global charitable foundation which funds scientific...

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Helen Oxenbury

Helen Oxenbury is an illustrator of children’s books whose work has featured in many very popular titles for...

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Arsène Wenger, former football manager

Arsène Wenger was the manager of Arsenal FC for 22 years, becoming the longest-serving and most successful manager in...

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Sir Keir Starmer, Leader of the Opposition

Sir Keir Starmer is the leader of the Labour Party, and the leader of the opposition. Named after Keir Hardie, a...

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David Mitchell, novelist

David Mitchell has published eight novels, two of which – number9dream and Cloud Atlas – have been...

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Hilary McGrady, Director General of the National Trust

Hilary McGrady is Director General of the National Trust. She was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, in 1966, where...

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Chris Boardman, cyclist

Chris Boardman is an Olympic cyclist, businessman and the Cycling and Walking Commissioner for Greater Manchester....

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Professor Averil Mansfield, retired surgeon

Averil Mansfield is a retired vascular surgeon and was the first female Professor of Surgery in the UK when she was...

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Baroness Floella Benjamin, DBE

Baroness Floella Benjamin DBE is a Trinidadian-British broadcaster, writer and politician. She became a familiar face...

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Baroness Floella Benjamin, DBE

Baroness Floella Benjamin DBE is a Trinidadian-British broadcaster, writer and politician. She became a familiar face...

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Samantha Morton, actor

Samantha Morton is an actor and director. She has appeared in films directed by Woody Allen and Steven Spielberg, and...

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Yusuf Cat Stevens, musician

Yusuf Cat Stevens is a singer-songwriter who first enjoyed success more than 50 years ago. He was born Steven...

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Bernardine Evaristo, writer

Bernardine Evaristo won the Booker Prize in 2019 for her novel, Girl, Woman, Other. She is Professor of Creative...

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Classic Desert Island Discs - Jack Charlton

The ball rolled past the gap between him and Gordon Banks and into the back of the net. The Germans were one goal...

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