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The BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs invites castaway to choose eight pieces of music , a book -LRB- in addition to the Bible -- or a religious text appropriate to that person 's beliefs -- and the Complete Works of Shakespeare -RRB- and a luxury item that they would take to an imaginary desert island , where they will be marooned indefinitely .. BBC Radio 4. BBC Radio 4. Desert Island Discs. Desert Island Discs. Bible. Bible. Complete Works of Shakespeare. Complete Works of Shakespeare. The rules state that the chosen luxury item must not be anything animate or indeed anything that enables the castaway to escape from the island , for instance a radio set , sailing yacht or aeroplane .. The choices of book and luxury can sometimes give insight into the guest 's life , and the choices of guests are listed here .. Very rarely , programmes will be repeated in place of new shows as a tribute to former guests who have recently died -- for example Radio 4 repeated Humphrey Lyttelton 's show , originally aired on 5 November 2006 , on 15 June 2008 .. Humphrey Lyttelton. Humphrey Lyttelton. Desert Island Discs takes two short breaks , in April and August / September .. Desert Island Discs. Desert Island Discs. BBC Radio 4 broadcasts new programmes for approximately 42 weeks each year on Sunday mornings , usually with a repeat transmission five days later .. BBC Radio 4. BBC Radio 4. On Remembrance Sunday -LRB- in November -RRB- the programme is not broadcast but that week 's programme gets a single airing in the Friday repeat slot .. Remembrance Sunday. Remembrance Sunday. From mid-2011 selected episodes have been re-broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra and also on BBC6 Music .. BBC Radio 4. BBC Radio 4. The episodes on BBC Radio 4 Extra have included some 60-minute versions of the show ; many of these open with additional lead-in and lead-outs from presenter Kirsty Young , often featuring sections of other interview footage or recordings featuring the guest of the episode in question .. BBC Radio 4. BBC Radio 4. Kirsty Young. Kirsty Young. Some , but not all , of these extended versions , also feature extended in-programme material not used on the original broadcast .. Episodes repeated on BBC6 are those concerning musicians and figures in the music industry .. 1942 -- 1946  : List of Desert Island Discs episodes -LRB- 1942 -- 1946 -RRB-. Desert Island Discs. Desert Island Discs. 1951 -- 1960  : List of Desert Island Discs episodes -LRB- 1951 -- 1960 -RRB-. Desert Island Discs. Desert Island Discs. 1961 -- 1970  : List of Desert Island Discs episodes -LRB- 1961 -- 1970 -RRB-. Desert Island Discs. Desert Island Discs. 1971 -- 1980  : List of Desert Island Discs episodes -LRB- 1971 -- 1980 -RRB-. Desert Island Discs. Desert Island Discs. 1981 -- 1990  : List of Desert Island Discs episodes -LRB- 1981 -- 1990 -RRB-. Desert Island Discs. Desert Island Discs. 1991 -- 2000  : List of Desert Island Discs episodes -LRB- 1991 -- 2000 -RRB-. Desert Island Discs. Desert Island Discs. 2001 -- 2010  : List of Desert Island Discs episodes -LRB- 2001 -- 2010 -RRB-. Desert Island Discs. Desert Island Discs. 2011 -- present  : List of Desert Island Discs episodes -LRB- 2011 -- present -RRB-. Desert Island Discs. Desert Island Discs