Desert Island Discs to move to BBC’s for-profit division in bid to make money

BBC Studios to look for overseas commercial opportunities for long-running radio show – and others, and focus on podcasts

The BBC has announced plans to hand over control of Desert Islands Discs to its for-profit division, with the aim of making more money from the show by targeting listeners outside the UK.

The long-running interview programme, presented by Lauren Laverne, is currently made by the BBC’s public service division, which focuses on producing shows for British licence fee payers.