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 | Professor Dame Lesley Regan, obstetrician and gynaecologist Nov 26 2023 |
| Patrick Grant, designer and broadcaster Nov 19 2023 |
| Dame Donna Langley, film studio executive Nov 12 2023 |
| Greg Jackson, entrepreneur Nov 5 2023 |
| Katherine Ryan, comedian Oct 29 2023 |
| Lucinda Russell, horse trainer Oct 22 2023 |
| Adrian Edmondson, actor, writer Oct 14 2023 |
| Classic Desert Island Discs - Sophia Loren (link not available) Oct 8 2023 | |
| Classic Desert Island Discs - Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu (link not available) Oct 1 2023 | |
| Classic Desert Island Discs - Elton John (link not available) Sep 24 2023 | |
| Classic Desert Island Discs - Ann Leslie (link not available) Sep 17 2023 | |
| Classic Desert Island Discs - Christopher Nolan (link not available) Sep 10 2023 | |
| Shirley Collins, folk singer Sep 2 2023 |
| Toto Wolff, Formula 1 executive Aug 27 2023 |
| Simon Woolley, crossbench peer Aug 20 2023 |
| Jill Scott, footballer Aug 12 2023 |
| Peter Doig, artist Aug 5 2023 |
| Stanley Tucci, actor Jul 30 2023 |
| Kate Mosse, writer Jul 22 2023 |
| Adam Kay, writer Jul 16 2023 |
| Claudia Rankine, poet Jul 9 2023 |
| Jeremy Bowen, journalist Jul 2 2023 |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan, snooker player Jun 24 2023 |
| Professor Sharon Peacock, scientist Jun 18 2023 |
| Simon Pegg, actor Jun 11 2023 |
| Professor Peter Hennessy, historian Jun 4 2023 |
| Roy Plomley talks to the artist David Hockney. (link not available) May 28 2023 | |
| Lauren Laverne talks to the actor Brian Cox in a programme first broadcast in 2020. (link not available) May 21 2023 | |
| Malala Yousafzai, activist. (link not available) May 20 2023 | |
| Betty Boothroyd, the first female speaker of the House of Commons. (link not available) May 19 2023 | |
| Dara Ó Briain, comedian and television presenter Apr 23 2023 |
| Liz Carr, actor and activist Apr 19 2023 |
| Amanda Blanc, businesswoman Apr 9 2023 |
| Robert Webb, comedian Apr 1 2023 |
| Sonia Boyce, artist Mar 26 2023 |
| Jenny Beavan, costume designer Mar 19 2023 |
| David Sedaris, writer Mar 12 2023 |
| Lesley Manville, actor Mar 5 2023 |
| Professor Corinne Le Quéré, climate scientist Feb 26 2023 |
| Michael Pollan, writer Feb 19 2023 |
| Gabby Logan, broadcaster Feb 12 2023 |
| Sir Malcolm Walker, retailer Feb 5 2023 |
| Kirsty Young, broadcaster Jan 22 2023 |
| Steven Spielberg, director Jan 15 2023 |
| Cate Blanchett, actor Jan 8 2023 |
| Edward Enninful, editor Jan 1 2023 |
| Baz Luhrmann, director Dec 25 2022 |
| Barry Hearn, sports promoter Dec 18 2022 |
| Professor Jean Golding, epidemiologist Dec 11 2022 |
| Richard E Grant, actor Dec 4 2022 |
| Professor Angela Gallop, forensic scientist Nov 27 2022 |
| Rick Rubin, music producer Nov 20 2022 |
| Maxine Peake, actor Nov 13 2022 |
| Kevin Sinfield, rugby player Nov 6 2022 |
| Dr Waheed Arian, doctor Oct 30 2022 |
| Jay Blades, presenter and furniture restorer Oct 23 2022 |
| Sue Barker, presenter and tennis player Oct 16 2022 |
| Dame Alicia Markova (link not available) Oct 14 2022 | |
| Michael Crawford (link not available) Oct 14 2022 | |
| Sir John Gielgud (link not available) Oct 14 2022 | |
| Classic Desert Island Discs - Andrea Levy (link not available) Oct 9 2022 | |
| Classic Desert Island Discs - Stephen Graham (link not available) Oct 2 2022 | |
| Classic Desert Island Discs - Raymond Briggs (link not available) Sep 25 2022 | |
| Classic Desert Island Discs - Kay Mellor (link not available) Sep 18 2022 | |
| Classic Desert Island Discs - Baroness Sue Campbell (link not available) Sep 11 2022 | |
| John Legend, musician Sep 3 2022 |
| Clare Smyth, chef Aug 28 2022 |
| Kate Moss, model Aug 21 2022 |
| Kate Ewart-Biggs, Deputy Chief Executive, British Council Aug 13 2022 |
| Andrew Ramroop, tailor Aug 6 2022 |
| Adele, singer and songwriter Jul 31 2022 |
| Bono, singer and songwriter Jul 24 2022 |
| Rita Tushingham, actor Jul 17 2022 |
| Frances O'Grady, General Secretary of the TUC Jul 10 2022 |
| Jon Ronson, writer and broadcaster Jul 3 2022 |
| David Harewood, actor and presenter Jun 26 2022 |
| Ellie Simmonds, swimmer Jun 18 2022 |
| Bradley Walsh, presenter and actor Jun 12 2022 |
| Fiona Hill, foreign affairs specialist Jun 5 2022 |
| Desert Island Discoveries May 29 2022 |
| Classic Desert Island Discs - George Michael (link not available) May 22 2022 | |
| Classic Desert Island Discs - Maya Angelou (link not available) May 15 2022 | |
| Classic Desert Island Discs - June Brown (link not available) May 10 2022 | |
| Classic Desert Island Discs - Jens Stoltenberg (link not available) May 1 2022 | |
| Winnie Byanyima, executive director of Unaids Apr 24 2022 |
| Alan Cumming, actor Apr 17 2022 |
| Robert Plant, singer and songwriter Apr 10 2022 |
| Oti Mabuse, dancer Apr 3 2022 |
| Desert Island Discs is now first on BBC Sounds (link not available) Mar 7 2022 | |
| Professor Nick Webborn, Chair of the British Paralympic Association Feb 27 2022 |
| Anne Tyler, writer Feb 20 2022 |
| Leslie Caron, actress Feb 13 2022 |
| Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, statistician Feb 6 2022 |
| Lyse Doucet, journalist Jan 30 2022 |
| John Caudwell, businessman Jan 23 2022 |
| Deborah Levy, writer Jan 16 2022 |
| Simon Reeve, broadcaster and writer Jan 9 2022 |
| Richard Osman, writer and broadcaster Dec 28 2021 |
| Dame Prue Leith, writer and broadcaster Dec 19 2021 |
| Jack Thorne, screenwriter Dec 12 2021 |
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