List of Desert Island Discs episodes (2011–present)

The BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs invites castaways to choose eight pieces of music, a book (in addition to the Bible – or a religious text appropriate to that person's beliefs – and the Complete Works of Shakespeare) and a luxury item that they would take to an imaginary desert island, where they will be marooned indefinitely.

The rules state that the chosen luxury item must not be anything animate or indeed anything that enables the castaway to escape from the island, for instance a radio set, sailing yacht or aeroplane. The choices of book and luxury can sometimes give insight into the guest's life, and the choices of guests since 2011 are listed here.

Desert Island Discs takes two short breaks, in (the northern) spring and summer. BBC Radio 4 broadcasts new programmes for approximately 42 weeks each year on Sunday mornings, usually with a repeat transmission 5 days later. On Remembrance Sunday (in November) the programme is not broadcast but that week's programme gets a single airing in the Friday repeat slot.

2011

Date	Castaway	Book	Luxury	More info
2 January 2011	Iveson, TonyTony Iveson	A volume of W. Somerset Maugham's short stories	Two established vines and a tin bath to make wine	more
9 January 2011	Brandreth, GylesGyles Brandreth	The complete plays of Anton Chekhov	Michelangelo's Pietà	more
16 January 2011	Salmond, Rt Hon AlexRt Hon Alex Salmond	The complete works of Robert Burns	A sand wedge and endless golf balls for playing golf	more
23 January 2011	Driver, BettyBetty Driver	Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier	Eau de Soir perfume by Sisley	more
30 January 2011	Snow, JonJon Snow	Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin	A set of watercolours and an endless supply of paper	more
6 February 2011	Jacobson, HowardHoward Jacobson	Oxford Book of English Verse	A never ending supply of pressed shirts and trousers	more
13 February 2011	Imrie, CeliaCelia Imrie	Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable	A cut glass crystal chandelier with candles	more
20 February 2011	Dallaglio, LawrenceLawrence Dallaglio	Ripley's World by Andy Ripley	A great big jar of Marmite	more
27 February 2011	Owers, Dame AnneDame Anne Owers	An anthology of British poetry	A solar powered word processor	more
3 April 2011	Sheen, MartinMartin Sheen	The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky	Golf clubs	more
10 April 2011	Gilliam, TerryTerry Gilliam	Dictionary	A mirror	more
17 April 2011	Green, FelicityFelicity Green	Finishing the Hat by Stephen Sondheim	A bronze sculpture by Giles Penny	more
24 April 2011	Kidston, CathCath Kidston	The Larousse French/English Dictionary	Hot water bottle	more
1 May 2011	Phillips, Professor DavidProfessor David Phillips	War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy	Piano with music	more
8 May 2011	Parkin, MollyMolly Parkin	The History of the Colony by Sophie Parkin	Her entire outfit including her Andrew Logan brooch	more
15 May 2011	Kwei-Armah, KwameKwame Kwei-Armah	The complete works of August Wilson	A basic word processor	more
22 May 2011	Harry, DebbieDebbie Harry	War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy	Paints and paper	more
29 May 2011	Waters, RogerRoger Waters	All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy	Grand piano	more
5 June 2011	Boe, AlfieAlfie Boe	A tropical recipe book	His own drum kit	more
12 June 2011	Levy, AndreaAndrea Levy	Roget's Thesaurus	Mosquito repellent	more
19 June 2011	Goodman, LenLen Goodman	An anthology of British poetry	Set of golf clubs and balls	more
26 June 2011	Walter, Dame HarrietDame Harriet Walter	The complete works of Isabella Bird	Flute	more
3 July 2011	Robinson, TonyTony Robinson	Middlemarch by George Eliot	Luxury mattress and pillow	more
10 July 2011	Graham, Reverend JohnReverend John Graham	The complete works of Saki	A telescope	more
17 July 2011	McIntyre, MichaelMichael McIntyre	The Complete Prose of Woody Allen	Pen	more
24 July 2011	Rabbatts, HeatherHeather Rabbatts	Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen	A solar powered digital photo album	more
31 July 2011	Baker, DannyDanny Baker	The Most of S J Perelman	His blue suede shoe	more
18 September 2011	Clunes, MartinMartin Clunes	Puckoon by Spike Milligan	An electric guitar	more
25 September 2011	Edwards, ArthurArthur Edwards	A photographic album with pictures of his family	An inexhaustible supply of tea and a kettle	more
2 October 2011	Wood, AnneAnne Wood	Cotillion by Georgette Heyer	Paper, pen and watercolours to record the plant life on the island	more
9 October 2011	Sassoon, VidalVidal Sassoon	The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky	A dozen bottles of Vidal Sassoon hair shampoo	more
16 October 2011	Johnson, MichaelMichael Johnson	The biggest possible encyclopaedia	McLaren SLR sports car with petrol	more
23 October 2011	Gatiss, MarkMark Gatiss	The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle	A Victorian bath and hot water	more
30 October 2011	Adebowale, VictorVictor Adebowale	The Complete Works of Wole Soyinka	His saxophone	more
6 November 2011	Simon, FrancescaFrancesca Simon	The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope	A cappucino maker	more
18 November 2011	Scher, AnnaAnna Scher	Poem of the Day	A bespoke statue of Archbishop Desmond Tutu	more
20 November 2011	Hardy, RobertRobert Hardy	The Great Warbow by Robert Hardy and Matthew Strickland	Young Girl in Profile, 1495 - De Predis	more
27 November 2011	Grylls, BearBear Grylls	Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe	A laminated photo of his family	more
4 December 2011	Sorrell, Sir MartinSir Martin Sorrell	The Talmud	Cricket bat, ball and stumps	more
11 December 2011	Pollard, EveEve Pollard	Maritime Intelligence and Publications	Tweezers	more
18 December 2011	Stafford, Baron Fellowes of WestBaron Fellowes of West Stafford	The complete works of Anthony Trollope	Two enormous casks of Chateau Margaux	more
30 December 2011	Cox, Professor BrianProfessor Brian Cox	Classic Electrodynamics by John David Jackson	A coffee machine	more

2012

Date	Castaway	Book	Luxury	More info
1 January 2012	Wogan, TerryTerry Wogan	War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy	Bottles, pens and paper	more
8 January 2012	Mason, Dame MonicaDame Monica Mason	A special compilation of all of David Attenborough's books	A torch	more
15 January 2012	Johnson, PaulPaul Johnson	A big atlas	Watercolour paints and paper	more
22 January 2012	Seth, VikramVikram Seth	An anthology of poems to include ones by Chinese poet Du Fu	Calligraphy materials	more
29 January 2012	Attenborough, Sir DavidSir David Attenborough	Shifts and Expidents of Camp Life by W B Lord	A piano	more
5 February 2012	Lewis, DeniseDenise Lewis	Oprah: An Autobiography by Oprah Winfrey	Sex and the City DVD boxset	more
12 February 2012	Corden, JamesJames Corden	A guide to learning the piano	A piano	more
19 February 2012	Prescott, JohnJohn Prescott	Smile Though Your Heart Is Breaking by Pauline Prescott	A Bontempi keyboard	more
26 February 2012	Moore, BrianBrian Moore	Germinal by Émile Zola	A football	more
4 March 2012	Rodenburg, PatsyPatsy Rodenburg	A large anthology of poetry	An endless supply of tea	more
11 March 2012	Mason, JackieJackie Mason	The Complete Works of Sholem Aleichem	An easy chair	more
18 March 2012	Ford, AnnaAnna Ford	Staying Alive: Real Poems for Unreal Times	Endless supply of leaf tea, teapot, mug and semi-skimmed milk	more
25 March 2012	Cullum, JamieJamie Cullum	On the Road by Jack Kerouac	A huge stack of white paper and pencils	more
6 May 2012	Minchin, TimTim Minchin	Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut	Robotic sex doll	more
13 May 2012	Hollins, BaronessBaroness Hollins	100 Masterpieces of Art	Her clarinet	more
20 May 2012	Ackroyd, PeterPeter Ackroyd	The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis	Pen and paper	more
27 May 2012	Robertson, DeniseDenise Robertson	A book on practical survival	An endless supply of pens and paper	more
3 June 2012	Rhodes, MargaretMargaret Rhodes	Reader's Digest - The Most Amazing Gardens in Britain and Ireland	Her favourite blue jersey	more
10 June 2012	Lawrence, DoreenDoreen Lawrence	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou	An artist's workshop	more
17 June 2012	Soueif, AhdafAhdaf Soueif	Keepers of the Flame by Ian Hamilton	Paper and coloured pens	more
24 June 2012	Bishop, JohnJohn Bishop	Family photo album	Lifetime's supply of toothbrushes and toothpaste	more
1 July 2012	Jencks, CharlesCharles Jencks	The Act of Creation by Arthur Koestler	3D printer	more
8 July 2012	Navratilova, MartinaMartina Navratilova	The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand	A pillow her mother made for her	more
15 July 2012	McBurney, SimonSimon McBurney	And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos by John Berger	A pillow with the smell of his family	more
22 July 2012	Khan, AkramAkram Khan	The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy	A skipping rope	more
29 July 2012	Berry, MaryMary Berry	RHS A-Z Encyclopaedia of Garden Plants	Cashmere rug	more
5 August 2012	Campbell of Surbiton, BaronessBaroness Campbell of Surbiton	A very large atlas	A customised wheelchair	more
12 August 2012	Brown, CraigCraig Brown	The 11th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica	Conjouring set	more
23 September 2012	Hawn, GoldieGoldie Hawn	The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm	Lip gloss	more
30 September 2012	Adepitan, AdeAde Adepitan	Chronicles of the Lensmen by E. E. Smith	Basketball court with hoop and ball	more
7 October 2012	Birtwell, CeliaCelia Birtwell	Tropical Flowering Plants by Kirsten Albrecht Llamas	A luxurious bed	more
14 October 2012	Stewart, NoahNoah Stewart	The Joy of Cooking	A spa with whirlpool	more
21 October 2012	Siddiqui, MonaMona Siddiqui	A top ten short story collection featuring Mansfield, Maugham, Chekhov and Hemingway	Tea, milk and sugar	more
28 October 2012	Devey, HilaryHilary Devey	Never Look Back	An endless supply of Cointreau with ice in a crystal glass	more
4 November 2012	Thiam, TidjaneTidjane Thiam	The Brothers Karamazov by Fydor Dostoyevsky	Solar-powered ice cream maker	more
16 November 2012	Marvin, BlancheBlanche Marvin	The Golden Bough by James Frazer	Paper, pens and pencils	more
18 November 2012	Lloyd, JohnJohn Lloyd	The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are by Alan Watts	A whirligig festooned with flower seeds	more
25 November 2012	de Waal, EdmundEdmund de Waal	The collected poems of Wallace Stevens	An espresso machine	more
2 December 2012	Hoffman, DustinDustin Hoffman	The complete works of Charles Dickens	An endless bar	more
9 December 2012	Pickles, EricEric Pickles	If This Be a Man by Primo Levi	Kettle, tea service and container of Earl Grey tea	more
16 December 2012	Beckett, Sister WendySister Wendy Beckett	An enormous book of logical puzzles	Refrigerated tabernacle	more
23 December 2012	French, DawnDawn French	Puckoon by Spike Milligan	Her daughter's teddy bear	more
30 December 2012	Hindmarch, AnyaAnya Hindmarch	Grimm's fairy tales	Yellow rotating pencil and a book of unlined paper	more

2013

Date	Castaway	Book	Luxury	More info
6 January 2013	Stringer, Sir HowardSir Howard Stringer	The short stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald	An easy chair	more
13 January 2013	Carthy, MartinMartin Carthy	The collected works of Charles Dickens	His guitar	more
20 January 2013	Vertue, BerylBeryl Vertue	A book of family photographs	Acoustic guitar and a book of instructions	more
27 January 2013	Suu Kyi, Aung SanAung San Suu Kyi	Abhidharma	A never-ending supply of different coloured roses	more
3 February 2013	Leahy, Sir TerrySir Terry Leahy	The complete works of Charles Dickens	Tea	more
10 February 2013	Burchill, JulieJulie Burchill	This Is Uncool: The 500 Greatest Singles Since Punk and Disco by Garry Mulholland	Alcohol still	more
17 February 2013	Agnew, JonathanJonathan Agnew	City of Joy by Dominique Lapierre	Lawnmower with an endless supply of fuel	more
24 February 2013	Frith, UtaUta Frith	Book of hours from Sir John Soane's museum	Her doll's house	more
3 March 2013	Rankin	Tuulitastic by Rankin	Pluto and Persephone by Berini	more
10 March 2013	Almond, DavidDavid Almond	Arabian Nights	Japanese notebooks and pens	more
17 March 2013	Goodyear, JulieJulie Goodyear	Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach	Her mother's bus pass	more
24 March 2013	Sanghera, JasvinderJasvinder Sanghera	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou	Her father's milk churn	more
31 March 2013	Kentridge, Sir SydneySir Sydney Kentridge	The Jeeves Omnibus by P G Wodehouse	An endless supply of coffee and a machine to make it with	more
12 May 2013	Hirst, DamienDamien Hirst	The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors Even, Again	A work of art by Roger Hiorns called "Untitled 2009"	more
19 May 2013	Walker, AliceAlice Walker	Human Race Get Off Your Knees: The Lion Sleeps No More by David Icke	Solar powered vitamix	more
26 May 2013	Bull, DeborahDeborah Bull	The Encyclopedia of the Human Brain	Will Tuckett's Pleasure's Progress	more
2 June 2013	King, Sir MervynSir Mervyn King	Complete illustrated catalogue of the National Gallery	Telescope	more
9 June 2013	Anker, ConradConrad Anker	The complete works of Jack London	Rope and rack	more
16 June 2013	Alexandra Shulman	Penguin Book Of Love Poetry by Jon Stallworthy	An endless supply of Miss Dior Eau du Toilette	more
23 June 2013	Laurie, HughHugh Laurie	An encyclopaedia	A double set of throwing knives	more
30 June 2013	Pinker, StevenSteven Pinker	Oxford English Dictionary	Carbon fibre bicycle	more
7 July 2013	Somerville, JaneJane Somerville	The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy	Hot bath every day with Rose Geranium bath essence by Floris	more
14 July 2013	McDermid, ValVal McDermid	The Complete Works of Robert Louis Stevenson	Solar-powered laptop used solely for playing games	more
21 July 2013	Brand, RussellRussell Brand	The Bhagavad Gita	Stuffed effigy of Noel Gallagher	more
28 July 2013	Robinson, MaryMary Robinson	The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing	Solar cooker and fridge	more
4 August 2013	Stewart, EveEve Stewart	The Complete Works of Charles Dickens	A lifetime supply of self-firing clay	more
11 August 2013	Kahneman, DanielDaniel Kahneman	Thesaurus	Reclining chair	more
22 September 2013	Smith, ZadieZadie Smith	A la recherché du temps perdu by Marcel Proust	Goggles	more
29 September 2013	Mack, LeeLee Mack	A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking	Coffee machine, coffee, fridge, milk and teaspoon	more
6 October 2013	McCall, CarolynCarolyn McCall	Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen	Solar-powered iPad with all her photos	more
13 October 2013	Packham, ChrisChris Packham	The complete works of F. Scott Fitzgerald	Binoculars	more
20 October 2013	Jeremy Hutchinson	The complete works of Thomas Hardy	The Tempest by Giorgione	more
27 October 2013	Professor Tanya Byron	Emma by Jane Austen	A large piano	more
3 November 2013	Sir Ken Robinson	India's Summer by Therese	A large quad bike with a solar panel	more
15 November 2013	Brendel, AlfredAlfred Brendel	Aphorisms by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg	Romanesque chapel adjacent to Montmajour Abbey in Provence	more
17 November 2013	Blackman, MalorieMalorie Blackman	Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte	Bicycle	more
24 November 2013	Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams	Weekly delivery of a Chicken Tikka takeaway	more
1 December 2013	Balding, ClareClare Balding	Encyclopedia of nature	Thermos mug with tea, milk and sugar	more
8 December 2013	Hulanicki, BarbaraBarbara Hulanicki	Roget's Thesaurus	Sketch book	more
15 December 2013	Clarke, GillianGillian Clarke	Anthology of poetry	Brynmawr writing desk	more
22 December 2013	Hart, MirandaMiranda Hart	The Complete Works of Margaret Luce	Wimbledon Centre court, racquet, balls and a ball machine	more
29 December 2013	Ant and Dec	The Collected Works of William Boyd (for Ant) and High Fidelity by Nick Hornby (for Dec)	A blow up chair (for Ant) and tweezers (for Dec)	more

2014

Date	Castaway	Book	Luxury	More info
5 January 2014	Mears, RayRay Mears	A blank book to record his Desert Island findings	A huge pair of speakers	more
12 January 2014	Benedetti, NicolaNicola Benedetti	Long Walk to Freedom - her personal copy by Nelson Mandela	Violin in its case with some pieces of sheet music	more
19 January 2014	Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin	The Complete Works of Maya Angelou	Large collection of earrings	more
26 January 2014	Ainslie, Sir BenSir Ben Ainslie	Great Expectations by Charles Dickens	A flight simulator	more
2 February 2014	Harris, BobBob Harris	A fictional book about cricket statistics	A greenhouse	more
9 February 2014	Angiolini, Dame ElishDame Elish Angiolini	Oxford Anthology of Poetry	A photograph of all the people she loves	more
16 February 2014	Torvill and Christopher Dean, JayneJayne Torvill and Christopher Dean	Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt (for Torvill) and Oh, the Places You'll Go by Dr. Theodor Seuss (for Dean)	Jo Malone moisturizer (for Torvill) and endless supply of coffee and digestive biscuits (for Dean)	more
23 February 2014	Montgomery, Professor HughProfessor Hugh Montgomery	SAS Survival Handbook of Survival by John Wiseman	A spear fishing kit	more
2 March 2014	Hedderwick, MairiMairi Hedderwick	A book containing all the Ordnance Survey maps of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland	A wonderful bath that comes down from the skies	more
9 March 2014	Herstmonceux, Lord Richards ofLord Richards of Herstmonceux	The complete works of Patrick O'Brian	Sailcloth	more
16 March 2014	Walker, MurrayMurray Walker	How to Survive Anything, Anywhere: A Handbook of Survival Skills for Every Scenario and Environment by Chris McNab	A hammock and pillow	more
23 March 2014	Bertschinger, Dame ClaireDame Claire Bertschinger	A book of monologues	A Swiss Army knife	more
30 March 2014	Geim, Sir AndreSir Andre Geim	None	Amarone	more
11 May 2014	Dee, JackJack Dee	A big comprehensive encyclopedia	Acoustic guitar	more
18 May 2014	Moyet, AlisonAlison Moyet	His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman	A bath	more
25 May 2014	Redzepi, RenéRené Redzepi	Complete set of Mad magazine	One full day of snow	more
1 June 2014	Baxter, BiddyBiddy Baxter	The Traveller's Tree by Patrick Leigh Fermor	Toast and dripping	more
8 June 2014	Rojo, TamaraTamara Rojo	Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez	Bed	more
15 June 2014	Shehadeh, RajaRaja Shehadeh	Arabian Nights	A packet of seeds	more
22 June 2014	Murray, JudyJudy Murray	The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown	Moisturiser cream	more
29 June 2014	Allen, LilyLily Allen	Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis	Husband's shirt with daughter's bunny sewn on to it	more
6 July 2014	Marmot, Sir MichaelSir Michael Marmot	Oxford English Dictionary (all 13 volumes and supplements)	Viola	more
13 July 2014	Reid, AnneAnne Reid	The Complete Works of George and Ira Gershwin	A piano	more
20 July 2014	Allan, DougDoug Allan	1 Volume of Encyclopedia Britannica	Guitar	more
27 July 2014	Wendy Hall, DameDame Wendy Hall	Complete printed out pages of Wikipedia	Spa and favourite spa products	more
3 August 2014	Garvey, GuyGuy Garvey	The collected works of J D Salinger	Bushmill Irish whiskey and ice	more
10 August 2014	Gladwell, MalcolmMalcolm Gladwell	Selected works of Geoffrey Trease	Golf clubs and balls	more
21 September 2014	McQueen, SteveSteve McQueen	The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin	Compass	more
28 September 2014	Alsop, MarinMarin Alsop	Collected Works of Carl Jung	Pottery studio	more
5 October 2014	Wainwright, SallySally Wainwright	Female Fortune: Land, Gender and Authority by Jill Liddington	A small art shop full of goodies	more
12 October 2014	Roy Strong, SirSir Roy Strong	The Oxford Companion to the Garden by Patrick Taylor	His custom-built tricycle	more
19 October 2014	Wiseman, DebbieDebbie Wiseman	The Penguin of English Verse	Grand piano, music manuscript paper and pencil	more
26 October 2014	Graef, RogerRoger Graef	Lost and Found in Russia by Susan Richards	A piano with six books of Bartok’s Mikrokosmos	more
2 November 2014	Dagworthy, WendyWendy Dagworthy	Raj Quartet by Paul Scott	A case of red lipstick and a fridge to keep it cool	more
14 November 2014	Brown, Captain Eric 'Winkle'Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown	The Moonlandings by Reginald Turnill	His 12 flight log books	more
16 November 2014	Agard, JohnJohn Agard	The book of hours	A roll up of organic tobacco	more
23 November 2014	MP, Rt Hon Theresa MayRt Hon Theresa May MP	Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen	A lifetime subscription to Vogue	more
30 November 2014	Lewis, DamianDamian Lewis	History of the World by J M Roberts	Whittling kit	more
7 December 2014	Bentley, JulieJulie Bentley	If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor	Her photo albums	more
14 December 2014	Millican, SarahSarah Millican	A survival book	Notebooks and pens	more
21 December 2014	Welby, The Most Reverend JustinThe Most Reverend Justin Welby	The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon	The complete series of The West Wing on DVD	more
28 December 2014	Winstone, RayRay Winstone	The Searchers by Alan Le May	A fishing rod	more

2015

Date	Castaway	Book	Luxury	More info
4 January 2015	Rothwell, Professor Dame NancyProfessor Dame Nancy Rothwell	A Teach Yourself Swedish book	Sketchbooks and pencils	more
11 January 2015	Malone, JoJo Malone	The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C Morais	Chanel lip gloss	more
18 January 2015	Cleverdon, Dame JuliaDame Julia Cleverdon	The Penguin Complete Novels of Nancy Mitford	A 2,000 piece jigsaw of Venice	more
25 January 2015	Piot, Professor PeterProfessor Peter Piot	The Complete works of Hugo Claus	An old English rose	more
1 February 2015	Hobbs, Professor AngieProfessor Angie Hobbs	The collected works of W B Yeats	A harp with teach yourself books and plenty of strings	more
8 February 2015	Pearson, DanDan Pearson	An encyclopedia of the local plants	The contents of his potting shed	more
15 February 2015	Rylance, MarkMark Rylance	The Big Red Book: The Great Masterpiece Celebrating Mystical Love and Friendship by Rumi	A stand up bass	more
22 February 2015	Kaufmann, JonasJonas Kaufmann	Das Königsprojekt by Carl Amery	A coffee machine	more
1 March 2015	Julia Samuel	Other Men's Flowers: An Anthology of Poetry edited by A P Wavell	A notebook and a pen her mother gave her	more
8 March 2015	Stevenson, BryanBryan Stevenson	The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky	A piano	more
15 March 2015	Millar, RobinRobin Millar	West with the Night by Beryl Markham	The pyramid stage at Glastonbury, complete with the sound system, lights and a guitar	more
22 March 2015	Albeck, PatPat Albeck	Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy	A desk with two drawers full of art materials	more
29 March 2015	Hollywood, PaulPaul Hollywood	First Light by Geoffrey Wellum	Two pillows	more
10 May 2015	Wiggins, Sir BradleySir Bradley Wiggins	Slaying the Dragon: How to Turn Your Small Steps to Great Feats by Michael Johnson	Family photo album	more
17 May 2015	Helen Browning	Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela	A David Lomax sculpture of Gaia carrying an ostrich egg behind her back	more
24 May 2015	Wales, JimmyJimmy Wales	The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand	A cellar full of Cabernet wine and a glass	more
31 May 2015	Rose, PamelaPamela Rose	Collected Poems of T.S. Eliot	A very comfortable four-poster bed with a mackintosh roof	more
7 June 2015	Jardine, LisaLisa Jardine	The full 12 volumes of P.S Allen's Latin Letters of Erasmus of Rotterdam	Cooking utensils	more
14 June 2015	Adlington, RebeccaRebecca Adlington	The Famous Five Collection by Enid Blyton	A pillow	more
21 June 2015	Fry, StephenStephen Fry	Four Quartets by T.S. Eliot	Canvasses, easels, brushes and an instruction manual	more
28 June 2015	Rabinowitz, HarryHarry Rabinowitz	The Red and the Black by Stendhal	A pitch pipe	more
5 July 2015	Flintoff, FreddieFreddie Flintoff	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee	A family photo album	more
12 July 2015	Dharker, ImtiazImtiaz Dharker	An atlas of the whole world	The Victoria and Albert Museum in London	more
19 July 2015	Gallagher, NoelNoel Gallagher	On the Road by Jack Kerouac	Guitar and plectrum	more
26 July 2015	Grady, Professor MonicaProfessor Monica Grady	Ulysses by James Joyce	Flute	more
2 August 2015	Rogers, RuthRuth Rogers	The River Cafe Classic Italian Cookbook by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers	A bottle of extra virgin olive oil pressed at either Felsina or Fontodi vineyards	more
9 August 2015	Frankland, Dr BillDr Bill Frankland	The Story of San Michele by Axel Munthe	Binoculars	more
20 September 2015	Dench, Dame JudiDame Judi Dench	Other Men's Flowers by A P Wavell (audio book read by her daughter Finty Williams)	Cut-outs of all her friends and family	more
27 September 2015	Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran	The Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh (for Gran) and his own diaries (for Marks)	A really big drum kit (for Gran) and a collection of Château d'Yquem of his choice from 1900-2001, a fridge and Sauternes glasses (for Marks)	more
4 October 2015	Balsom, AlisonAlison Balsom	The Complete Scores of Bach	Trumpet	more
11 October 2015	Sissay, LemnLemn Sissay	The Koran	Pen and paper	more
18 October 2015	Black, Professor SueProfessor Sue Black	Gray's Anatomy, 36th Edition	A big hat	more
25 October 2015	Richards, KeithKeith Richards	Dr Dogbody's Leg by James Norman Hall	Machete	more
1 November 2015	Wallace, MarjorieMarjorie Wallace	Lives of the Poets: 1,000 Years of English & American Poetry by Louise Untermeyer	Cocktail cabinet	more
13 November 2015	Singh, Lord IndarjitLord Indarjit Singh	The Bible	Paper and pens for drawing	more
15 November 2015	Sturgeon, Rt Hon NicolaRt Hon Nicola Sturgeon	The Complete Works of Jane Austen	A coffee machine	more
22 November 2015	Chadha, GurinderGurinder Chadha	Heer Ranjha translation by Professor Christopher Shackle	Home movies of her children	more
29 November 2015	Toksvig, SandiSandi Toksvig	The Ashley Book of Knots	An endless supply of the Daily Mail	more
6 December 2015	Gawande, AtulAtul Gawande	The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy	Pen and journal	more
13 December 2015	Minogue, KylieKylie Minogue	The Outdoor Survival Handbook by Ray Mears	Family photo album	more
20 December 2015	Hadfield, Commander ChrisCommander Chris Hadfield	Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers	Acoustic guitar	more
27 December 2015	Greene, PatriciaPatricia Greene	Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett	A sack of bird food	more

2016

Date	Castaway	Book	Luxury	More info
3 January 2016	Toibin, ColmColm Toibin	The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James	Pen and paper	more
10 January 2016	Crawford, AlexAlex Crawford	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee	Scuba Diving equipment	more
17 January 2016	Seldon, Sir AnthonySir Anthony Seldon	A Collection of Joanna Seldon’s short stories and poetry	A yoga and prayer mat	more
24 January 2016	Rausing, SigridSigrid Rausing	Mansfield Park by Jane Austen	The British Library	more
31 January 2016	Gates, BillBill Gates	The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker	DVD Collection of Lectures from The Learning Company	more
7 February 2016	Black, Professor Dame CarolProfessor Dame Carol Black	The Assassin's Cloak by Irene and Alan Taylor	Chanel No. 19	more
14 February 2016	Saunders, BenBen Saunders	The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard	Pen and paper	more
21 February 2016	Hadid, Dame ZahaDame Zaha Hadid	Delirious New York by Rem Koolhaas	Family photograph album	more
28 February 2016	Bonneville, HughHugh Bonneville	A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens	Lego with instruction booklets	more
6 March 2016	Ion, Dame Dr SueDame Dr Sue Ion	A box set of Wainwright Walks in the Lake District	A guitar and a set of music	more
13 March 2016	Shonibare, YinkaYinka Shonibare	Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift	Pen and paper	more
20 March 2016	Steinem, GloriaGloria Steinem	The Color Purple by Alice Walker	Eye drops	more
27 March 2016	Timpson, JohnJohn Timpson	The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy	Paper and pen	more

Notes

• ^ Instead of the Bible: The Koran
• ^ No Bible
• ^ Instead of the Bible: The Torah

External links

• Desert Island Discs at BBC Radio 4