Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stephen Mangan’s desert island essentials included the Bible, the complete works of Shakespeare and a piano - Clara Molden/The ...

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The BBC has completed rights negotiations with the relatives of late Desert Island Discs founder Roy Plomley to make the programme available on BBC iPlayer. Writing on the BBC Internet Blog, ...

BBC correspondent Gary O’Donoghue was guest of Desert Island Discs ...

Margaret Thatcher chose Beethoven, Michael Caine picked Frank Sinatra and boxer George Foreman selected The Beatles' "All You Need is Love." They are among almost 3,000 guests who have appeared on the ...

This weekend, Desert Island Discs celebrates its 75th birthday with a series of special programmes, including yet another coup for the BBC Radio 4 staple: None other than David Beckham is becoming ...

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The cherished Radio 4 series Desert Island Discs is preparing to transfer to the live stage with a very special show celebrating over 80 years of casting its guests away. Desert Island Discs: The Live ...

A recent dishy Maureen Dowd New York Times interview with Rolling Stone magazine founder Jann Wenner concluded, almost apologetically, with the desert island disc question: since Wenner was on a first ...

The BBC aired the 3,000th episode of “Desert Island Discs,” its longest-running radio series, last week. The anniversary attracted no attention on this side of the Atlantic, however, because the ...