Desert Island Disc's website https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qnmr provides entertaining interviews with over 2,000 famous people.

Nazir Afzal on Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi - an inspiration to speak out on behalf of those who were marginalised and ignored by the rest of society (from the Great Lives podcast) (28 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b09jvglt

Who is Michelle Obama? The former first lady in her own words (from the Beyond Today podcast) (17 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p06sp1ff

The Day I Met Diana People from around the UK and beyond recall their meetings with Diana, Princess of Wales (59 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b092gjmz

Derren Brown - The Magician's Secrets Illusionist Derren Brown on how he used magic to overcome his social awkwardness (from the Outlook podcast) (22 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07pcq4s

Tim Berners-Lee A profile of Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web (from the Profile podcast) (14 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0003ch6