Desert Island Discs: Archive 1991-1996

The castaway this week in a special extended edition of the programme is Stephen Hawking, author of the best-selling A B... Read more

The castaway in this week's Desert Island Discs is the American actor Alan Alda. The son of a vaudeville artist, he shot... Read more

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the actor Hugh Grant. The star of the enormously successful Four Weddin... Read more

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the writer Julian Barnes. Since his first novel - Metroland - was publi... Read more

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is a musician who became famous for producing other people's music. George... Read more

Sue Lawley's castaway on Desert Island Discs this week is the celebrated American writer John Updike. His novels include... Read more

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Reverend Desmond Tutu. H... Read more

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the biologist Dr Richard Dawkins. Author of popular science books such ... Read more

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the Leader of the Opposition, the Right Honourable Tony Blair. He will be describing ... Read more

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the writer Umberto Eco. His best-selling novel The Name of the Rose pro... Read more

Chief Rabbi Elect Dr Jonathan Sacks is the castaway on Desert Island Discs this week. This avowedly 'unconventional' fut... Read more

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the composer and conductor André Previn. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley... Read more

Sue Lawley's castaway is musician Bob Geldof.Favourite track: In The Garden by Van MorrisonBook: Diary by Samuel PepysLu... Read more

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is one of the country's favourite actresses - Prunella Scales. She's most ... Read more

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the writer Jeanette Winterson. Her first book Oranges Are Not the Only ... Read more

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is Douglas Adams, creator of the anarchic world conjured up by The Hitchhi... Read more

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is Professor George Steiner. One of the most prominent intellectuals of ou... Read more

This week, Sue Lawley's desert island castaway is the pianist Mitsuko Uchida. She was born in Japan, but, when she was 1... Read more

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is one of the oldest and deepest voices in rock music - the legendary blue... Read more

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is Marianne Faithfull. Singer and actress, she was the original 1960s wild... Read more