Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives. More
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Roy Plomley talks to the artist David Hockney.
Roy Plomley talks to the artist David Hockney in a recently rediscovered programme first broadcast in 1972.
28/5/2023
20:03
Classic Desert Island Discs - Brian Cox
Lauren Laverne talks to the actor Brian Cox in a programme first broadcast in 2020.
21/5/2023
33:41
Classic Desert Island Discs - Malala Yousafzai
Lauren Laverne talks to the activist Malala Yousafzai in a programme first broadcast in 2021.
14/5/2023
35:00
Classic Desert Island Discs - Betty Boothroyd
Sue Lawley talks to Betty Boothroyd, the first female speaker of the House of Commons, in a programme broadcast in 1994. Betty Boothroyd died in February 2023, at the age of 93.
7/5/2023
36:01
Classic Desert Island Discs - Christine McVie
Lauren Laverne talks to the musician Christine McVie in a programme first broadcast in 2017. Christine McVie died in November 2022, at the age of 79.
