Salman has fond memories of growing up in Mumbai [formerly Bombay], he tells presenter Lauren Laverne, like eating coconuts ...

We’ve all felt the effects of a good episode of Desert Island Discs – crying on the commute, laughing to ourselves in public, singing as we potter about the house. There’s something about the format ...

Stephen Mangan’s desert island essentials included the Bible, the complete works of Shakespeare and a piano - Clara Molden/The Telegraph As a long-time devotee of Desert Island Discs, I was tickled by ...

Over 25,000 songs have been chosen by the show's hypothetical castaways, but what pop song has challenged the big classical hits?

In a captivating episode of BBC Radio 4's "Desert Island Discs," celebrated author Sir Salman Rushdie opened up about his friendship with the legendary musician Lou Reed. The discussion not only ...

Jamie Dornan has reflected on the Fifty Shades of Grey “ridicule” he still faces to this day in a highly “emotional” episode of Desert Island Discs that left many listeners in tears. On Sunday (28 ...

Legendary model Kate Moss discarded her own time-worn motto “never complain, never explain” this Sunday by giving a rare interview for BBC radio’s Desert Island Discs. The supermodel, cultural icon, ...

Discovering who you are is a journey that lasts a lifetime.

More than 90 lost recordings of BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs have been found by a radio enthusiast from Suffolk. The episodes, which date back to the 1960s, were unearthed by Richard Harrison, ...