Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.
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Steven Spielberg is the most successful director of his generation and the highest-grossing director of all time: his films have... more
Lesley Manville made her debut on the West End stage as a teenager in 1972, and since then has taken... more
This is an extended version of a programme first broadcast on Sunday 28 May 2023.Ronnie O’Sullivan OBE is currently ranked... more
Steven Knight CBE is a screenwriter, producer, and director for film and television. He is best known for creating... more
Mark Knopfler OBE is one of the UK’s most successful rock musicians and composers. He co-founded the... more
Sarah Raven is one of Britain’s best known gardeners. Since her debut book, The Cutting Garden in 1996 she... more
The writer David Nicholls is best known for his 2009 novel One Day which has sold 6 million copies, been... more
Errollyn Wallen is one of the world’s most performed living composers. Her work, which includes 22 operas, orchestral, chamber... more
Rob Delaney is a comedian, writer and actor who is best known for the television series Catastrophe, which he co-wrote... more
Professor Patricia Wiltshire is a forensic ecologist who specialises in palynology – the study of pollen. Her expertise has... more
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