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Desert Island Discs

Classic Desert Island Discs - Dame Donna Langley

Desert Island Discs

BBC

Music, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Music Commentary

4.314.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Lauren Laverne talks to the film studio executive Dame Donna Langley in a programme first broadcast in 2023. Dame Donna was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship this year.

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.

0:07.3

On BBC Sounds, there are podcasts to help you look after your body and your mind.

0:12.7

From increasing your immunity to feeling more confident.

0:16.6

Or tips on how to focus.

0:18.5

Sorry, what will you say?

0:19.7

If it matters to you, it matters to us.

0:22.6

Feel good inside of them.

0:24.3

With What's Up Docs.

0:25.8

And Complex with Kimberly Wilson.

0:27.9

Listen on BBC Sounds.

0:30.5

Lauren Leverne here.

0:31.6

We're taking our Easter break,

0:33.0

so until we're back on air,

0:34.2

we're showcasing a few programs from our archive.

0:37.0

As usual, the music's been shortened for rights reasons.

0:40.4

This week's guest is the film studio executive Dame Donna Langley,

0:44.1

who was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship this year.

0:46.7

I cast her away in 2023.

0:48.5

Thank you. My castaway this week is Dame Donna Langley, chairman and chief content officer for the NBC Universal Studio Group.

1:18.8

She's the first British woman in history to run a major studio and is arguably the most powerful woman in Hollywood.

1:25.6

Her brief encompasses Universal's film and television studios,

1:29.6

and she oversees franchises like Fast and Furious, Despicable Me and Jurassic World.

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