In this Desert Island Discs, he reflects on the highs and lows ... the most senior women in the Fire and Rescue Service in the UK. She became interested in how firefighters make decisions under ...

Can you pick your Desert Island Discs? Those eight must-have tracks you'd want if you found yourself marooned. With so many of us feeling more isolated than usual, that’s just what Radio 4 is ...

Marguerite Patten was recently featured on the Channel 4 television programme The 1940s House ordering a horrified small boy to eat mashed banana - except that it wasn't the real McCoy but mashed ...

The mother-of-two has previously spoken to guests about cancer on her Radio 4 show Desert Island Discs. She was praised by listeners for her 'warmth and empathy' after her debut show in 2018 in ...

Guli Francis-Dehqani believes that without Bahram's murder, her family may not have settled in the UK A bishop whose ... was speaking on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. She was just 14 years ...

Desert Island Discs has been named the greatest radio programme of all time by a panel of industry experts. The BBC Radio 4 show, which since 1942 has been inviting famous guests to share their ...

Lauren Laverne, the Desert Island Discs presenter, has announced that she has been diagnosed with cancer. Writing on Instagram, the broadcaster said the cancer was “caught early and unexpectedly ...

These incredibly moving Desert Island Discs episodes should do the trick. First broadcast all the way back in 1942, Desert Island Discs is the iconic Radio 4 show that continues to interview ...

Who is on Desert Island Discs this week? Alice Roberts is set to ... serving as a trustee of The Conversation UK and as a ...

Ramsbottom Concert Orchestra are holding rehearsals this month ahead of their concert at All Saints Church in Brandlesholme on Thursday, November 14, which is inspired by Desert Island Discs.

Girl, Woman, Other author Bernardine Evaristo just appeared on a brilliant Desert Island Discs episode, where she shared her life experiences. From her response to the criticism over her Booker ...

Miranda Carter talks to Tom about the history of the world’s longest-running interview show, Desert Island Discs, from its early scripted days on the BBC Forces Programme in the 1940s, in the hands of ...