Desert Island Discs - Production & Contact Info

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81 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Lauren Laverne Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	149	Mint Royale with Lauren Laverne: Don't Falter (2000)
Kirsty Young Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	136	Trauma (I) (2004)
Sue Lawley Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	13	Bergerac (1981)
Roy Plomley Self - Host (archive sound) Self - Host (archive sound) See fewer	3	Celia (1949)
John Cooper Clarke Self Self See fewer	2	Control (2007)
Michael Parkinson Self - Host (archive sound) Self - Host (archive sound) See fewer	2	Love Actually (2003)
Ernest Hall Self Self See fewer	1	Desert Island Discs (2009)
Warwick Davis Self Self See fewer	1	Willow (1988)
Nadiya Hussain Self Self See fewer	1	Nadiya's British Food Adventure (2017)
Levi Roots Self Self See fewer	1	Rye Lane (2023)
Sara Khan Self Self See fewer	1	South Today (1961)
June Brown Self Self See fewer	1	EastEnders (1985)
Jed Mercurio Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer	1	Line of Duty (2012)
Christine McVie Self Self See fewer	1	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Clive James Self Self See fewer	1	Collins and Maconie's Movie Club (1997)
Tim Martin Self Self See fewer	1	Sky World News (1989)
Victoria Wood Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Housewife, 49 (2005)
Charlie Brooker Self Self See fewer	1	Black Mirror (2011)
Cilla Black Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Last Night in Soho (2021)
Annie Lennox Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Stephen Hawking Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Billie Jean King Self Self See fewer	1	Battle of the Sexes (2017)
Pam Ayres Self Self See fewer	1	The Secret World (2008)
Garry Kasparov Self Self See fewer	1	The Queen's Gambit (2020)
Sue Townsend Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Adrian Mole
Martina Cole Self Self See fewer	1	The Jump (1998)
Hugh Masekela Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
Brian Redhead Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Three Up Two Down (1985)
Malorie Blackman Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Doctor Who (2005)
Michael Tippett Self (archive sound) (as Sir Michael Tippett) Self (archive sound) (as Sir Michael Tippett) See fewer	1	The Midsummer Marriage (1984)
Jacqueline Gold Self Self See fewer	1	The Panel (2003)
Cicely Saunders Self (archive sound) (as Dame Cicely Saunders) Self (archive sound) (as Dame Cicely Saunders) See fewer	1	The Light of Experience (1976)
Stephen Graham Self Self See fewer	1	This Is England (2006)
Stephen Merchant Self Self See fewer	1	Extras (2005)
Ricky Gervais Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	The Office (2001)
Wendell Pierce Self Self See fewer	1	The Wire (2002)
Jimmy Carr Self Self See fewer	1	8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2012)
Bob Mortimer Self Self See fewer	1	House of Fools (2014)
Mary Berry Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	The Great British Baking Show (2010)
Louis Theroux Self Self See fewer	1	When Louis Met... Jimmy (2000)
Heidi Thomas Self Self See fewer	1	Call the Midwife (2012)
Derren Brown Self Self See fewer	1	Ghost Stories (I) (2017)
Andrew Flintoff Self (archive sound) (as Freddie Flintoff) Self (archive sound) (as Freddie Flintoff) See fewer	1	Total Wipeout: Freddie & Paddy Takeover (2020)
Ade Adepitan Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Desperados (2007)
Judith Kerr Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (2019)
Lemn Sissay Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	CBeebies Bedtime Story (2006)
Tracey Emin Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Sometimes the Dress Is Worth More Money Than the Money (2001)
Daniel Kahneman Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Horizon (I) (1964)
Jocelyn Bell Burnell Self (archive sound) (as Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell) Self (archive sound) (as Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell) See fewer	1	The Space (2023)
Monica Grady Self (archive sound) (as Professor Monica Grady) Self (archive sound) (as Professor Monica Grady) See fewer	1	Space Race to SpaceX (2021)
Brian Cox Self Self See fewer	1	Succession (2018)
Liz Smith Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Terry Jones Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Monty Python's the Meaning of Life (1983)
Melanie C Self Self See fewer	1	Spice World (1997)
Cat Stevens Self Self See fewer	1	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Jilly Cooper Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Rivals (2024)
Bryan Stevenson Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Just Mercy (2019)
Martin Lewis Self Self See fewer	1	Reservoir Guide Dogs (1995)
Jens Stoltenberg Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer	1	Sommar & Vinter i P1 (1959)
Jack Charlton Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Quiz Ball (1966)
Albert Roux Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Chef! (1993)
Michel Roux Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	World in Action (1963)
Chris Boardman Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer	1	Quantum Leap: Lotus 108 & 110 (2021)
Wendy Cope Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	The Sunday Programme (1994)
Lubaina Himid Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	My Week With... (2025)
Averil Mansfield Self Self See fewer	1	Desert Island Discs (2009)
Hilary McGrady Self - Director General of the National Trust Self - Director General of the National Trust See fewer	1	Third Sector Podcast (2018)
Mark Strong Self Self See fewer	1	1917 (2019)
Helen McCrory Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Kathleen Turner Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Romancing the Stone (1984)
Lauren Bacall Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	To Have and Have Not (1944)
Sophia Loren Self Self See fewer	1	Arabesque (1966)
Ruth Jones Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Stella (2012)
Steve McQueen Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Russell T. Davies Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Doctor Who (2005)
Tom Daley Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Hide and Don't Speak
Charlie Watts Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Blue Ice (1992)
Murray Walker Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Formula 1 (1950)
Desmond Tutu Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1	Our Story Our Voice (2007)
John Caudwell Self Self See fewer	1	Locked In (I) (2010)
Sonia Boyce Self / Self - artist Self / Self - artist See fewer	1	Reunion: West Indian Women at War (1993)