Desert Island Discs
By BBC Radio 4
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Subscribers: 8661
Reviews: 5
Episodes: 300
James
Feb 26, 2022
brilliant, for me the reduced song format gives perfect blend. in age of celebrity good to have real cross section of society celebrated
Ann
Dec 18, 2018
always fascinating even if the person choosing the discs is unknown to me.
Nov 27, 2018
Shelley
Oct 11, 2018
A whole life summed up in half an hour. Kirsty Young is a very skilled interviewer, and the format of this programme is genius.
Iona
Oct 2, 2018
brilliant
Description
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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Professor Dame Lesley Regan, obstetrician and gynaecologist
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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Patrick Grant, designer and broadcaster
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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Dame Donna Langley, film studio executive
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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Greg Jackson, entrepreneur
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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Katherine Ryan, comedian
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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Lucinda Russell, horse trainer
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Adrian Edmondson, actor, writer
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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Shirley Collins, folk singer
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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Toto Wolff, Formula 1 executive
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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Simon Woolley, crossbench peer
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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Jill Scott, footballer
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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Peter Doig, artist
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Aug 05, 2023 |
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Stanley Tucci, actor
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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Kate Mosse, writer
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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Adam Kay, writer
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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Claudia Rankine, poet
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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Jeremy Bowen, journalist
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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Ronnie O'Sullivan, snooker player
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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Professor Sharon Peacock, scientist
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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Simon Pegg, actor
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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Professor Peter Hennessy, historian
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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Dara Ó Briain, comedian and television presenter
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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Liz Carr, actor and activist
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Amanda Blanc, businesswoman
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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Robert Webb, comedian
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Apr 01, 2023 |
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Sonia Boyce, artist
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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Jenny Beavan, costume designer
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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David Sedaris, writer
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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Lesley Manville, actor
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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Professor Corinne Le Quéré, climate scientist
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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Michael Pollan, writer
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Feb 19, 2023 |
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Gabby Logan, broadcaster
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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Sir Malcolm Walker, retailer
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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Kirsty Young, broadcaster
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Jan 22, 2023 |
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Steven Spielberg, director
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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Cate Blanchett, actor
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Jan 08, 2023 |
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Edward Enninful, editor
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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Baz Luhrmann, director
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Dec 25, 2022 |
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Barry Hearn, sports promoter
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Dec 18, 2022 |
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Professor Jean Golding, epidemiologist
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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Richard E Grant, actor
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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Professor Angela Gallop, forensic scientist
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Nov 27, 2022 |
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Rick Rubin, music producer
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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Maxine Peake, actor
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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Kevin Sinfield, rugby player
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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Dr Waheed Arian, doctor
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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Jay Blades, presenter and furniture restorer
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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Sue Barker, presenter and tennis player
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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John Legend, musician
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Sep 03, 2022 |
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Clare Smyth, chef
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Aug 28, 2022 |
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Kate Moss, model
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Aug 21, 2022 |
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Kate Ewart-Biggs, Deputy Chief Executive, British Council
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Aug 13, 2022 |
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Andrew Ramroop, tailor
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Aug 06, 2022 |
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Adele, singer and songwriter
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Jul 31, 2022 |
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Bono, singer and songwriter
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Jul 24, 2022 |
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Rita Tushingham, actor
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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Frances O'Grady, General Secretary of the TUC
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Jul 10, 2022 |
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Jon Ronson, writer and broadcaster
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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David Harewood, actor and presenter
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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Ellie Simmonds, swimmer
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Jun 18, 2022 |
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Bradley Walsh, presenter and actor
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Jun 12, 2022 |
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Fiona Hill, foreign affairs specialist
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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Desert Island Discoveries
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May 29, 2022 |
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Winnie Byanyima, executive director of Unaids
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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Alan Cumming, actor
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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Robert Plant, singer and songwriter
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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Oti Mabuse, dancer
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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Professor Nick Webborn, Chair of the British Paralympic Association
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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Anne Tyler, writer
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Feb 20, 2022 |
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Leslie Caron, actress
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Feb 13, 2022 |
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Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, statistician
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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Lyse Doucet, journalist
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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John Caudwell, businessman
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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Deborah Levy, writer
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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Simon Reeve, broadcaster and writer
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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Richard Osman, writer and broadcaster
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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Dame Prue Leith, writer and broadcaster
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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Jack Thorne, screenwriter
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Dec 12, 2021 |
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Helen Macdonald, writer and naturalist
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Dec 05, 2021 |
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Neil Gaiman, writer
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Nov 28, 2021 |
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Carl Hester, dressage rider
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Nov 21, 2021 |
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Dame Jo da Silva, engineer
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Joanne Harris, writer
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Nov 07, 2021 |
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Peter Schmeichel, footballer
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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Michael Sandel, philosopher
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Oct 24, 2021 |
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Deborah Meaden, businesswoman
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Oct 17, 2021 |
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Dame Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano
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Oct 10, 2021 |
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Tom Ilube, entrepreneur
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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Tracey Ullman, actor and comedian
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Sep 26, 2021 |
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Baroness Hale of Richmond, former judge
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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Michael Holding, cricketer
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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Nazir Afzal, lawyer
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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Robert Macfarlane, writer
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, athlete
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Jul 18, 2021 |
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Professor Noel Fitzpatrick, veterinary surgeon
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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Paul Costelloe, fashion designer
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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Margaret Busby, publisher
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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Richard Wilson, actor and director
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Jun 20, 2021 |
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Yo-Yo Ma, musician
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Jun 13, 2021 |
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Heather Hallett, former judge and crossbench peer
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Jun 06, 2021 |
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Amanda Khozi Mukwashi, charity CEO
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May 30, 2021 |
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Alexei Sayle, comedian
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May 23, 2021 |
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Brian Greene
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May 16, 2021 |
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Billie Piper, actor
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May 09, 2021 |
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Professor Sir Simon Wessely
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Mar 28, 2021 |
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Maggie O'Farrell, writer
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Mar 21, 2021 |
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Dame Louise Casey, crossbench peer
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Mar 14, 2021 |
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Mark Strong, actor
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Mar 07, 2021 |
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Claire Horton, charity worker
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Feb 28, 2021 |
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Sophia Loren
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Feb 21, 2021 |
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Malala Yousafzai, activist
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Feb 14, 2021 |
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George McGavin, entomologist and broadcaster
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Feb 07, 2021 |
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Monica Galetti, chef and restaurateur
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Jan 31, 2021 |
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Tim Peake, astronaut
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Jan 24, 2021 |
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Samantha Power
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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David Olusoga, historian and broadcaster
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Jan 10, 2021 |
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Colonel Lucy Giles
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Dec 27, 2020 |
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Sir Cliff Richard
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Minette Batters
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Dec 13, 2020 |
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Professor Sir Jeremy Farrar
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Dec 06, 2020 |
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Helen Oxenbury
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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Arsène Wenger, former football manager
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Nov 22, 2020 |
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Sir Keir Starmer, Leader of the Opposition
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Nov 15, 2020 |
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David Mitchell, novelist
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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Hilary McGrady, Director General of the National Trust
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Nov 01, 2020 |
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Chris Boardman, cyclist
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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Professor Averil Mansfield, retired surgeon
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Oct 18, 2020 |
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Baroness Floella Benjamin, DBE
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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Samantha Morton, actor
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Oct 04, 2020 |
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Yusuf Cat Stevens, musician
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Sep 27, 2020 |
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Bernardine Evaristo, writer
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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Your Desert Island Discs
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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Maria Balshaw, Director of Tate
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Steve Backshall, explorer
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Aug 02, 2020 |
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Sharon Horgan, writer, actor, producer
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Jul 26, 2020 |
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Annie Nightingale, DJ
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Jul 19, 2020 |
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Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO
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Jul 12, 2020 |
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Helen Fielding, author
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Jul 05, 2020 |
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Helen McCrory, actress
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Jun 28, 2020 |
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Mark Johnston, racehorse trainer
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Jun 21, 2020 |
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Joe Wicks, fitness trainer and author
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Jun 14, 2020 |
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Martin Lewis, financial campaigner
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Jun 07, 2020 |
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Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, former nurse
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May 31, 2020 |
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Charles Hazlewood, conductor
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May 24, 2020 |
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Sinead Burke, disability rights activist and teacher
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May 17, 2020 |
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Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate
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May 10, 2020 |
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Brian Cox, actor
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Mar 29, 2020 |
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Dame Helena Morrissey, financier and campaigner
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Mar 22, 2020 |
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Daniel Radcliffe, actor
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Mar 15, 2020 |
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Chris Riddell, illustrator, author and political cartoonist
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Mar 08, 2020 |
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Dorothy Byrne, journalist
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Mar 01, 2020 |
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Melanie C
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Feb 23, 2020 |
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Ian Wright, former footballer and broadcaster
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Feb 16, 2020 |
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Zoe Ball, broadcaster
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Feb 09, 2020 |
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Sonita Alleyne, Master of Jesus College, Cambridge
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Feb 02, 2020 |
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Anne Enright, writer
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Jan 26, 2020 |
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Dame Sue Campbell, Director Women's Football at the FA
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Jan 19, 2020 |
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Michael Lewis, writer
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Jan 12, 2020 |
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Rupert Everett, actor
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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Stephen Merchant, writer, comedian and actor
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Dec 22, 2019 |
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Heidi Thomas, screenwriter
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Dec 15, 2019 |
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Professor Russell Foster, professor of circadian neuroscience
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Dec 08, 2019 |
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Asif Kapadia, film director
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Dec 01, 2019 |
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Isabella Tree, writer and conservationist
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Nov 24, 2019 |
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Stephen Graham, actor
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Nov 17, 2019 |
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Lauren Laverne picks some of her favourite episodes
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Nov 13, 2019 |
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Kimberley Motley, lawyer
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Nov 10, 2019 |
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Russell T Davies, screenwriter
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Nov 03, 2019 |
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Wendell Pierce, actor
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Oct 27, 2019 |
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Dame Glenys Stacey, former Chief Inspector of Probation
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Oct 20, 2019 |
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Baroness Arminka Helić
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Oct 14, 2019 |
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Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer & lyricist
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Oct 06, 2019 |
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Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, firefighter
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Sep 29, 2019 |
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Thom Yorke, musician
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Sep 22, 2019 |
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Jo Fairley, businesswoman
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Aug 11, 2019 |
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Sir Tim Waterstone, businessman
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Aug 04, 2019 |
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Dame Sally Davies, chief medical officer, England
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Jul 28, 2019 |
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John Cooper Clarke, poet
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Jul 21, 2019 |
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Marcus Wareing, chef
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Jul 14, 2019 |
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Sue Biggs, DG Royal Horticultural Society
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Jul 07, 2019 |
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Jared Diamond, academic and author
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Jun 30, 2019 |
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Emily Eavis
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Jun 23, 2019 |
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Nitin Sawhney, musician, producer, composer
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Jun 16, 2019 |
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Professor Monica McWilliams, social scientist
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Jun 09, 2019 |
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Lubaina Himid, artist
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Jun 02, 2019 |
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Derren Brown, illusionist
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May 26, 2019 |
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Pat McGrath, makeup artist
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May 19, 2019 |
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Louis Theroux
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May 12, 2019 |
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Martin Freeman, actor
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Mar 31, 2019 |
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Jacqueline de Rojas, President of techUK
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Mar 24, 2019 |
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Marlon James, writer
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Mar 17, 2019 |
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Dame Esther Rantzen, broadcaster and campaigner
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Mar 10, 2019 |
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Trevor Sorbie, hairdresser
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Mar 03, 2019 |
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Margaret MacMillan, historian
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Feb 24, 2019 |
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Ann Cleeves, writer
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Feb 17, 2019 |
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Cressida Dick, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
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Feb 10, 2019 |
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Bob Mortimer, comedian
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Feb 03, 2019 |
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Wendy Cope, poet
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Jan 27, 2019 |
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James Rebanks, shepherd and writer
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Jan 20, 2019 |
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Ruth Jones, actor and writer
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Jan 13, 2019 |
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Jeremy Deller, artist
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Jan 06, 2019 |
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Alan Carr, comedian
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Dec 23, 2018 |
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Hella Pick, journalist
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Dec 19, 2018 |
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Mariana Mazzucato, economist
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Dec 16, 2018 |
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Gary Barlow, singer-songwriter
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Dec 09, 2018 |
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Tom Kerridge, chef
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Dec 02, 2018 |
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Kate Atkinson, novelist
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Nov 25, 2018 |
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Tracey Thorn, musican and writer
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Nov 18, 2018 |
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Vanley Burke, photographer
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Nov 04, 2018 |
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Jacqueline Gold
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Oct 28, 2018 |
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Venki Ramakrishnan
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Oct 21, 2018 |
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Nile Rodgers
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Oct 14, 2018 |
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Thea Musgrave
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Oct 07, 2018 |
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Tom Daley
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Sep 30, 2018 |
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Henry Marsh
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Sep 23, 2018 |
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Danielle de Niese
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Sep 16, 2018 |
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Pam Ayres
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Aug 05, 2018 |
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Marianne Elliott
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Jul 29, 2018 |
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Baroness Newlove
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Jul 22, 2018 |
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Billie Jean King
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Jul 15, 2018 |
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Philip Treacy
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Jul 08, 2018 |
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Guy Singh-Watson
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Jul 01, 2018 |
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Martina Cole
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Jun 24, 2018 |
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John Motson
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Jun 17, 2018 |
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Professor Carlos Frenk
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Jun 10, 2018 |
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Gillian Reynolds
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Jun 03, 2018 |
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David Baddiel
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May 27, 2018 |
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Dr Sue Black
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May 20, 2018 |
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Sir Peter Lampl
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May 13, 2018 |
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Abi Morgan
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May 06, 2018 |
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Anne-Marie Duff
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Mar 25, 2018 |
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David Byrne
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Mar 18, 2018 |
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John Gray
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Mar 11, 2018 |
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Matt Smith
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Mar 04, 2018 |
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Dame Minouche Shafik
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Feb 25, 2018 |
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Christopher Nolan
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Feb 18, 2018 |
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Chi-chi Nwanoku
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Feb 11, 2018 |
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Jack Whitehall
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Feb 04, 2018 |
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Garry Kasparov
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Jan 28, 2018 |
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Christina Lamb
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Jan 22, 2018 |
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Angela Hartnett
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Jan 14, 2018 |
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Charlie Brooker
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Jan 07, 2018 |
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75 Years of Desert Island Discs
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Dec 31, 2017 |
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Bruno Tonioli
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Dec 24, 2017 |
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Christine McVie
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Dec 17, 2017 |
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Kelsey Grammer
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Dec 10, 2017 |
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Tim Martin
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Dec 03, 2017 |
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Naomi Klein
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Nov 26, 2017 |
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Micky Flanagan
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Nov 19, 2017 |
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Anna Pavord
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Nov 12, 2017 |
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Professor Phil Scraton
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Nov 05, 2017 |
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Kay Mellor
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Oct 29, 2017 |
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Edna Adan Ismail
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Oct 22, 2017 |
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Jane Gardam
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Oct 15, 2017 |
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Sir James MacMillan
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Oct 08, 2017 |
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Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Oct 01, 2017 |
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Professor Dame Jane Francis
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Sep 24, 2017 |
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Paul Greengrass
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Sep 17, 2017 |
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Dr Kevin Fong
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Aug 06, 2017 |
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Sheryl Sandberg
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Jul 30, 2017 |
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Jayne-Anne Gadhia
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Jul 23, 2017 |
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John McEnroe
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Jul 16, 2017 |
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Sue Perkins
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Jul 09, 2017 |
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Professor Carlo Rovelli
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Jul 02, 2017 |
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Stella McCartney
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Jun 25, 2017 |
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Jed Mercurio
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Jun 18, 2017 |
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Rick Wakeman
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Jun 11, 2017 |
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Sonia Friedman
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Jun 04, 2017 |
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Elif Shafak
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May 28, 2017 |
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Demis Hassabis
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May 21, 2017 |
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Liz Lochhead
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May 14, 2017 |
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Ed Sheeran
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May 07, 2017 |
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Arundhati Roy
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Mar 26, 2017 |
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Amanda Levete
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Mar 19, 2017 |
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Marian Keyes
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Mar 12, 2017 |
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Jimmy Carr
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Mar 05, 2017 |
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Dame Katherine Grainger
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Feb 26, 2017 |
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Sir Antony Beevor
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Feb 19, 2017 |
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Clive James
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Feb 16, 2017 |
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June Brown
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Feb 12, 2017 |
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Nigel Owens
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Feb 05, 2017 |
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David Beckham
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Jan 29, 2017 |
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Desert Island Discs at 75
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Jan 28, 2017 |
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Caitlin Moran
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Jan 22, 2017 |
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Wayne McGregor
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Jan 15, 2017 |
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Pinky Lilani
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Jan 08, 2017 |
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Sir Kenneth Grange
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Jan 01, 2017 |
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Gareth Malone
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Dec 25, 2016 |
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Bruce Springsteen
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Dec 18, 2016 |
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Sir Philip Craven
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Dec 14, 2016 |
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Davina McCall
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Dec 11, 2016 |
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Emma Bridgewater
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Nov 27, 2016 |
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Nicola Adams
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Nov 20, 2016 |
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Yotam Ottolenghi
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Nov 18, 2016 |
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Ali Smith
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Nov 06, 2016 |
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Michael Bublé
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Nov 01, 2016 |
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Jackie Kay
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Oct 23, 2016 |
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Dr Robert Langer
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Oct 16, 2016 |
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Stephen Hough
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Oct 09, 2016 |
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Christiane Amanpour
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Oct 02, 2016 |