Sigrid Rausing
24 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Kirsty Young's castaway is the philanthropist and publisher Sigrid Rausing.Founder of one of the UK'...
Sir Anthony Seldon
17 Jan 2016
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the educationalist and writer, Sir Anthony Seldon.Now Vice-Chancellor of ...
Alex Crawford
10 Jan 2016
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the Sky TV news correspondent Alex Crawford.She's won the Royal Televisio...
Colm Toibin
03 Jan 2016
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the writer Colm Toibin.Best-known for his novels "Brooklyn" - now made in...
Patricia Greene
27 Dec 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Patricia Greene.For nearly sixty years she has played the role ...
Commander Chris Hadfield
20 Dec 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Chris Hadfield.He was the first Canadian commander of the International S...
Kylie Minogue
13 Dec 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Kylie Minogue. With seven number ones and ten million singles sold in the...
Atul Gawande
06 Dec 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the surgeon, author and former Reith lecturer, Atul Gawande.A general and...
Sandi Toksvig
29 Nov 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Sandi Toksvig.Host of BBC Radio 4's News Quiz until June 2015, ...
Gurinder Chadha
22 Nov 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway is filmmaker Gurinder Chadha.Writer, director and producer behind the films ...
Rt Hon Nicola Sturgeon
15 Nov 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the Right Honourable Nicola Sturgeon, MSP.Leader of the Scottish National...
Lord Indarjit Singh
13 Nov 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the broadcaster and religious leader, Lord Indarjit Singh. Creator of Th...
Marjorie Wallace
01 Nov 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the mental health campaigner and Chief Executive of SANE, Marjorie Wallac...
Keith Richards
25 Oct 2015
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Keith Richards, member of the Rolling Stones, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs...
Professor Sue Black
18 Oct 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Professor Sue Black.She is Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology...
Lemn Sissay
14 Oct 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Lemn Sissay.As a poet, writer and playwright, much of his work ...
Alison Balsom
04 Oct 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the musician, Alison Balsom.Widely considered the finest classi...
Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran
27 Sep 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaways this week are the comedy writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. They've b...
Dame Judi Dench
20 Sep 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Dame Judi Dench.Born into a family with dramatic leanings, she ...
Dr Bill Frankland
09 Aug 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Dr Bill Frankland.Frequently referred to as the "grandfather of...
Ruth Rogers
02 Aug 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the chef and restaurateur, Ruth Rogers.Born in America, she has become on...
Professor Monica Grady
26 Jul 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Monica Grady, Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences at the Open Unive...
Noel Gallagher
19 Jul 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the musician, Noel Gallagher.He was the principal songwriter of...
Imtiaz Dharker
12 Jul 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the poet and artist, Imtiaz Dharker.Winner of the Queen's Gold ...
Freddie Flintoff
05 Jul 2015
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Kirsty's castaway this week is the former England cricketer Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff.One of the bes...
Harry Rabinowitz
28 Jun 2015
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Kirsty's castaway this week is the conductor and composer Harry Rabinowitz.His list of credits and c...
Stephen Fry
24 Jun 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Stephen Fry.Comedian, actor, writer, director, presenter & ...
Rebecca Adlington
14 Jun 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Rebecca Adlington - Britain's most successful female swimmer.A ...
Lisa Jardine
10 Jun 2015
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Professor Lisa Jardine, academic, biographer and public thinker, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for ...
Pamela Rose
31 May 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Pamela Rose.Now aged 97, she was a Bletchley Girl who spent her war years...
Jimmy Wales
24 May 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the internet entrepreneur Jimmy Wales.He is best known as the co-founder ...
Helen Browning
17 May 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the farmer, and Chief Executive of the Soil Association, Helen Browning.B...
Sir Bradley Wiggins
10 May 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins.Winner of four Olympic gold medals, six t...
Paul Hollywood
29 Mar 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Paul Hollywood.One of the UK's leading artisan bakers, he's a j...
Pat Albeck
22 Mar 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the designer Pat Albeck.Born in Hull, Pat went to art school th...
Robin Millar
15 Mar 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the record producer, Robin Millar.One of the UK's most successf...
Bryan Stevenson
08 Mar 2015
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Kirsty Young's guest this week is Bryan Stevenson.An American lawyer, he is the founder and executiv...
Julia Samuel
01 Mar 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the psychotherapist, Julia Samuel.Counsellor for Paediatrics at...
Jonas Kaufmann
22 Feb 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the tenor, Jonas Kaufmann.Frequently referred to as one of the ...
Mark Rylance
15 Feb 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the actor, Mark Rylance.Born in Kent and brought up in America ...
Dan Pearson
08 Feb 2015
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Kirsty Young's guest this week is the garden designer, Dan Pearson.His style is governed by a desire...
Professor Angie Hobbs
01 Feb 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Angie Hobbs, Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy at the U...
Professor Peter Piot
25 Jan 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the Director of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Professor...
Julia Cleverdon
18 Jan 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the campaigner, Dame Julia Cleverdon.As head of the charity, Bu...
Jo Malone
11 Jan 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the business woman, Jo Malone.If her name automatically conjure...
Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell
04 Jan 2015
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the scientist, Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, who is best known...
Ray Winstone
28 Dec 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the actor Ray Winstone.Nil By Mouth, Sexy Beast, Vincent, The S...
The Most Reverend Justin Welby
21 Dec 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway for Christmas week is The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin...
Sarah Millican
14 Dec 2014
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From Paul McCartney to Wham! Comedian Sarah Millican shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young. ...
Julie Bentley
07 Dec 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the Chief Executive of the Guide Association, Julie Bentley - o...
Damian Lewis
30 Nov 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the actor, Damian Lewis.As part of the wave of British talent t...
Rt Hon Theresa May
23 Nov 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the Right Honourable Theresa May MP - the longest serving Home Secretary ...
John Agard
16 Nov 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the poet John Agard.His work is studied widely in British schoo...
Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown
14 Nov 2014
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Kirsty Young's guest is former Royal Navy test pilot Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown - the programme's 3...
Wendy Dagworthy
02 Nov 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the fashion designer, Professor Wendy Dagworthy.During her time...
Roger Graef
26 Oct 2014
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Kirsty Young's guest is filmmaker and criminologist, Roger Graef.Pioneering in his chosen subjects a...
Debbie Wiseman
19 Oct 2014
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Kirsty Young interviews the composer Debbie Wiseman.Her work is wide ranging, but her talents are mo...
Sir Roy Strong
12 Oct 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the historian, gardener and diarist Sir Roy Strong.He stormed t...
Sally Wainwright
05 Oct 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the writer Sally Wainwright.TV is her chosen medium and Last Ta...
Marin Alsop
28 Sep 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the conductor, Marin Alsop.Music Director of both The Baltimore...
Steve McQueen
21 Sep 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the artist and director Steve McQueen.These days his talents are well rec...
Malcolm Gladwell
10 Aug 2014
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The writer Malcolm Gladwell is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.Always concise, f...
Guy Garvey
03 Aug 2014
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Guy Garvey, musician and frontman of Elbow, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert island Discs.F...
Dame Wendy Hall
27 Jul 2014
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Fellow of both the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society, Dame Wendy fought long and ha...
Doug Allan
20 Jul 2014
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Doug Allan is Kirsty's castaway this week. He's spent thirty-five years capturing unique footage of...
Anne Reid
13 Jul 2014
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Actress Anne Reid is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.For a long time the bedrock...
Sir Michael Marmot
06 Jul 2014
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Professor Sir Michael Marmot is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. He's an epidemi...
Lily Allen
29 Jun 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the singer and songwriter Lily Allen. Less than a decade ago sh...
Judy Murray
22 Jun 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Judy Murray.A tennis coach since she was 17, she's the current ...
Raja Shehadeh
15 Jun 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the Palestinian author and human rights activist, Raja Shehadeh...
Tamara Rojo
08 Jun 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the ballerina Tamara Rojo.On stage she is a principal dancer fo...
Biddy Baxter
01 Jun 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the TV producer and former Blue Peter editor Biddy Baxter. In c...
Rene Redzepi
25 May 2014
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Rene Redzepi, Danish chef, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.His restaurant, No...
Alison Moyet
18 May 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the singer, Alison Moyet.She's won three Brit awards, sold tens of millio...
Jack Dee
11 May 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the comedian, Jack Dee.Comedian, actor and writer, his persona ...
Sir Andre Geim
30 Mar 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the Nobel Prize-winning physicist, Professor Sir Andre Geim.Born in the S...
Dame Claire Bertschinger
23 Mar 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the nurse & humanitarian Dame Claire Bertschinger.She's worked for Th...
Murray Walker
16 Mar 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the broadcaster Murray WalkerHis commentating career began in 1948 and he...
Lord Richards of Herstmonceux
09 Mar 2014
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Lord Richards of Herstmonceux, former Chief of the Defence Staff, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for...
Mairi Hedderwick
02 Mar 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the author and illustrator Mairi Hedderwick.Her most famous cre...
Professor Hugh Montgomery
23 Feb 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Professor Hugh Montgomery.His area of academic specialism is in...
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean
16 Feb 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaways this week are the ice skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.It's 30 ye...
Dame Elish Angiolini
09 Feb 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the lawyer Dame Elish Angiolini.The first woman to become both ...
Bob Harris
02 Feb 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the broadcaster, Bob Harris.Known affectionately as Whispering ...
Sir Ben Ainslie
26 Jan 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the sailor Sir Ben Ainslie.Eleven times World and 9 times Europ...
Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin
19 Jan 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin.The first black woman to be cha...
Nicola Benedetti
12 Jan 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the violinist, Nicola Benedetti.She had her first violin lesson at the ag...
Ray Mears
05 Jan 2014
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Kirsty Young's castaway is woodsman Ray Mears.A traveller to the world's remotest corners and a reno...
Ant and Dec
29 Dec 2013
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Kirsty Young chats to the kings of TV prime time, Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. From Decemb...
Miranda Hart
22 Dec 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Miranda Hart.She writes and stars in the hit sitcom "Miranda" and has con...
Gillian Clarke
15 Dec 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Gillian Clarke.Wales's National Poet, she has received the Queen's Gold M...
Barbara Hulanicki
08 Dec 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Barbara Hulanicki, designer and creator of Biba.Today her creativity span...
Clare Balding
01 Dec 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the broadcaster Clare Balding.The BBC TV coverage of London's 2...
Rt Hon Ed Miliband
24 Nov 2013
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Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Labour Party, joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Di...
Malorie Blackman
17 Nov 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the writer Malorie Blackman.A prolific and multi-award winning ...
Alfred Brendel
15 Nov 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the classical pianist, Alfred Brendel.A performer of world renown, his ca...
Sir Ken Robinson
03 Nov 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the educationalist Sir Ken Robinson.Creativity - how to nurture it, devel...
Professor Tanya Byron
27 Oct 2013
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Professor Tanya Byron, clinical psychologist and TV presenter, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for De...
Jeremy Hutchinson
20 Oct 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the former barrister and member of The House of Lords, Jeremy H...
Chris Packham
13 Oct 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the naturalist, Chris Packham.TV presenter, filmmaker, writer, photograph...