Norman Cook and Lauren Laverne in the Desert Island Discs studio. Many guests approach the mythical desert island with some ...

Speaking on Desert Island Discs, the Grammy-nominated musician referred to his alcoholism as a parasite ...

The DJ and musician, whose real name is Norman Cook, said quitting alcohol was "probably the hardest thing I've ever done" ...

DJ Fatboy Slim, real name Norman Quentin Cook, has been sober for almost 15 years, and has spoken candidly about Zoe Ball's ...

Late one evening in 1941, freelance broadcaster Roy Plomley was at his home and already in his pyjamas, when an idea came to him. He sat down and wrote immediately to the BBC. That letter reached the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We’ve all felt the effects of a good episode of Desert Island Discs – crying on the commute, laughing to ourselves in public, ...

If you were stranded with only eight songs, which Sunderland memories would you take with you? From Bobby Knoxall to Elvis, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...