Desert Island Discs: Archive 2011-2015
Where it charts
Today’s combined position on our country charts.
Ranking history
Position on the Society & Culture, United Kingdom combined chart over the last 7 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | #189 | #180 |
| Oct 9 | — | #198 |
About the show
Latest episodes
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Commander Chris Hadfield
December 20, 2015 · 36 minKirsty Young's castaway is Chris Hadfield. He was the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station and took part in three space missions spending a total of 166 days orbiting the Earth. He has spent over 14 hours doing two…
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Kylie Minogue
December 13, 2015 · 35 minKirsty Young's castaway is Kylie Minogue. With seven number ones and ten million singles sold in the UK, she is the third-biggest selling female artist in Britain and has sold around 70 million records worldwide. Born in Melbourne in…
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Atul Gawande
December 6, 2015 · 35 minKirsty Young's castaway is the surgeon, author and former Reith lecturer, Atul Gawande. A general and endocrine surgeon in Boston, he is professor in both the Department of Health Policy & Management at the Harvard School of Public Health…
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Sandi Toksvig
November 29, 2015 · 35 minKirsty Young's castaway this week is Sandi Toksvig. Host of BBC Radio 4's News Quiz until June 2015, she is also a writer and comedian and recently entered the world of politics, helping to found the Women's Equality Party. Her parents…
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Gurinder Chadha
November 22, 2015 · 33 minKirsty Young's castaway is filmmaker Gurinder Chadha. Writer, director and producer behind the films Bend it like Beckham, Bhaji on the Beach and Bride and Prejudice, she began her career as a BBC news reporter. She was born in Kenya to…
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Rt Hon Nicola Sturgeon
November 15, 2015 · 35 minKirsty Young's castaway is the Right Honourable Nicola Sturgeon, MSP. Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and the fifth First Minister of Scotland in the devolved era, she is the first woman to hold either post. The eldest of two…
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Lord Indarjit Singh
November 13, 2015 · 35 minKirsty Young's castaway is the broadcaster and religious leader, Lord Indarjit Singh. Creator of The Sikh Messenger newspaper and co-founder of the Inter Faith Network he also has the distinction of being the first member of the House of…
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Marjorie Wallace
November 1, 2015 · 36 minKirsty Young's castaway is the mental health campaigner and Chief Executive of SANE, Marjorie Wallace. After leaving University College London with a psychology and philosophy degree, her first job in the media was working on The Frost…