Carolyn McCall
06 Oct 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is businesswoman Carolyn McCall.Currently Chief Executive of easyJ...
Lee Mack
29 Sep 2013
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Kirsty Young interviews the comedian Lee Mack.He writes and stars in the BBC One hit show "Not Going...
Zadie Smith
22 Sep 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the novelist and critic, Zadie Smith.First published at just tw...
Daniel Kahneman
11 Aug 2013
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The psychologist Daniel Kahneman, who won the 2002 Nobel Prize for Economics, is interviewed by Kirs...
Eve Stewart
04 Aug 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway is BAFTA award-winning production designer, Eve Stewart.Her big screen credi...
Mary Robinson
28 Jul 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and ex-UN Commissioner for Hum...
Russell Brand
21 Jul 2013
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Russell Brand, comedian & actor, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.Actor, c...
Val McDermid
14 Jul 2013
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The writer, Val McDermid, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.Crime fiction is Va...
Jane Somerville
07 Jul 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the cardiologist Jane Somerville.Now an Emeritus Professor in h...
Steven Pinker
30 Jun 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker.An author and Harvard prof...
Hugh Laurie
23 Jun 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the actor, Hugh Laurie.If life were straightforward he'd be marooned on t...
Alexandra Shulman
16 Jun 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the editor of British Vogue, Alexandra Shulman.In spite of bein...
Conrad Anker
09 Jun 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the mountaineer Conrad Anker.Some of us choose a life in I.T. o...
Sir Mervyn King
02 Jun 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the out-going Governor of the Bank of England, Sir Mervyn King....
Deborah Bull
26 May 2013
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Kirsty Young's guest this week is the ballerina, writer and broadcaster Deborah Bull.The Royal Balle...
Alice Walker
19 May 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the Pulitzer Prize winning writer Alice Walker.Author, poet, fe...
Damien Hirst
12 May 2013
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Kirsty Young's guest this week is the artist Damien Hirst.Life, death, desire, fear, beauty, horror ...
Sir Sydney Kentridge
31 Mar 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Sir Sydney Kentridge QC.Widely regarded as a leading advocate o...
Jasvinder Sanghera
24 Mar 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the writer and campaigner Jasvinder Sanghera.She has counselled...
Julie Goodyear
17 Mar 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the actress Julie Goodyear.For a quarter of a century her Coron...
David Almond
10 Mar 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the writer David Almond.Most of his work is for children but th...
Rankin
03 Mar 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the photographer Rankin.He started out doing fashion shoots and...
Uta Frith
24 Feb 2013
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Professor Uta Frith, developmental psychologist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Di...
Jonathan Agnew
17 Feb 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew.Known simply as "Aggers"...
Julie Burchill
10 Feb 2013
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Kirsty Young's guest is the writer Julie Burchill.As a columnist and author she is a committed non-c...
Sir Terry Leahy
03 Feb 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Sir Terry Leahy, the businessman and former CEO of Tesco. His first job w...
Aung San Suu Kyi
27 Jan 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Aung San Suu Kyi. The programme was recorded on location in Nay...
Beryl Vertue
20 Jan 2013
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TV producer Beryl Vertue is Kirsty Young's castaway on Desert Island Discs.In the famously fickle wo...
Martin Carthy
13 Jan 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Martin Carthy.A highly influential figure in the world of tradi...
Sir Howard Stringer
06 Jan 2013
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Sir Howard Stringer. Now Chairman of the Board and formerly CEO...
Anya Hindmarch
30 Dec 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the designer and businesswoman, Anya Hindmarch.Given her first ...
Dawn French
23 Dec 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Dawn French. Her career started back when dungarees were consid...
Sister Wendy Beckett
16 Dec 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the nun, writer and broadcaster Sister Wendy Beckett.For over 4...
Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP
09 Dec 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eri...
Dustin Hoffman
02 Dec 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Dustin Hoffman.In spite of his Aunt Pearl telling him he wasn't...
Edmund de Waal
25 Nov 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the artist and author, Edmund de Waal. His ceramics are on display in man...
John Lloyd
18 Nov 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the director, producer and writer, John Lloyd.His work has been...
Blanche Marvin
16 Nov 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the critic, actress, and producer Blanche Marvin. Blanche has been immers...
Tidjane Thiam
04 Nov 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is businessman Tidjane Thiam.He's chief executive of the Prudentia...
Hilary Devey
28 Oct 2012
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Hilary Devey, businesswoman and TV star is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. The ...
Mona Siddiqui
21 Oct 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the academic & commentator, Mona Siddiqui. Born in Karachi ...
Noah Stewart
14 Oct 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the American opera singer, Noah Stewart. He's a hit in opera houses aroun...
Celia Birtwell
07 Oct 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the designer Celia Birtwell.In the ephemeral world of fashion s...
Ade Adepitan
30 Sep 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the Paralympian & broadcaster Ade Adepitan. Wheelchair basketball's h...
Goldie Hawn
23 Sep 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Hollywood's prototype dizzy blond, Goldie Hawn.Like most things in Tinsel...
Craig Brown
12 Aug 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the critic and satirist Craig Brown. A prolific writer, he's lampooned ev...
Baroness Campbell
05 Aug 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the campaigner Baroness Jane Campbell. She was born with a degenerative c...
Mary Berry
29 Jul 2012
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Mary Berry is one of the UK's best-known and respected cookery writers. More than six million copies...
Akram Khan
22 Jul 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the dancer and choreographer Akram Khan.A child of Bengali immigrants, he...
Simon McBurney
15 Jul 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the actor, writer and director Simon McBurney. It's 30 years since he set...
Martina Navratilova
08 Jul 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the legendary tennis player, Martina Navratilova. In an extraordinary car...
Charles Jencks
01 Jul 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the architectural critic and writer Charles Jencks.Born in America, for t...
John Bishop
24 Jun 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the comedian John Bishop.Growing up on a Merseyside council estate, his e...
Ahdaf Soueif
17 Jun 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the Egyptian writer and commentator Ahdaf Soueif.She was the first Muslim...
Doreen Lawrence
10 Jun 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the campaigner Doreen Lawrence. The life she thought was hers ended when ...
Margaret Rhodes
03 Jun 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Margaret Rhodes. As the first cousin to the Queen, she has a unique insig...
Denise Robertson
27 May 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the agony aunt and writer Denise Robertson. She is, she says, one of life...
Peter Ackroyd
20 May 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the novelist, historian and biographer, Peter Ackroyd. As a child he used...
Baroness Hollins
13 May 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Baroness Sheila Hollins.An Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, she has spec...
Tim Minchin
06 May 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the composer and performer Tim Minchin. As a comic and musician he has so...
Jamie Cullum
25 Mar 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the jazz pianist and singer Jamie Cullum. His interview was recorded in f...
Anna Ford
18 Mar 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the broadcaster Anna Ford.One of the first high profile women in news, sh...
Jackie Mason
11 Mar 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the American comedian Jackie Mason.His one-man shows have been pulling in...
Patsy Rodenburg
04 Mar 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the renowned voice coach Patsy Rodenburg. Her work at the National Theatr...
Brian Moore
26 Feb 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the former rugby player and commentator Brian Moore. As a player he was f...
Lord Prescott
19 Feb 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott. In this frank interview, ...
James Corden
12 Feb 2012
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James Corden, actor and writer of Gavin & Stacey, is Kirsty Young's castaway is the actor and wr...
Denise Lewis
05 Feb 2012
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Denise Lewis, Olympic gold medallist, is Kirsty Young's castaway.Her discipline was the heptathlon a...
Sir David Attenborough
29 Jan 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway for the 70th anniversary edition of Desert Island Discs is Sir David Attenbo...
Vikram Seth
22 Jan 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the author Vikram Seth. His novel A Suitable Boy was nearly a decade in t...
Paul Johnson
15 Jan 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the writer and historian Paul Johnson. He writes, he says, out of a desir...
Dame Monica Mason
08 Jan 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the director of the Royal Ballet, Dame Monica Mason. Her working life has...
Sir Terry Wogan
01 Jan 2012
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan. His career has spanned more than five de...
Professor Brian Cox
30 Dec 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the scientist Professor Brian Cox. In the press he's been called 'the pin...
Julian Fellowes
18 Dec 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the creator of Downton Abbey, Julian Fellowes. He won an Oscar for his sc...
Eve Pollard
11 Dec 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the journalist and former editor Eve Pollard. She was groomed for success...
Sir Martin Sorrell
04 Dec 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the businessman Sir Martin Sorrell. He's been called "the world's most in...
Bear Grylls
27 Nov 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the adventurer Bear Grylls. His first career was with the SAS, but he was...
Robert Hardy
20 Nov 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the actor Robert Hardy.He became a household name as the vet Siegfried Fa...
Anna Scher
18 Nov 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the drama teacher Anna Scher. It's more than forty years since she set u...
Francesca Simon
06 Nov 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the children's author Francesca Simon. Educated at Yale and Oxford she in...
Lord Victor Adebowale
30 Oct 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the crossbench peer and social entrepreneur Lord Victor Adebowale. For th...
Mark Gatiss
23 Oct 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the writer and actor Mark Gatiss.His childhood passions have fuelled his ...
Michael Johnson
16 Oct 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the athlete Michael Johnson.He is the only person ever to hold world reco...
Vidal Sassoon
09 Oct 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the veteran hairdresser Vidal Sassoon. He developed the architecturally p...
Anne Wood
02 Oct 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the children's TV producer Anne Wood. Her creations - which include Telet...
Arthur Edwards
25 Sep 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the royal photographer Arthur Edwards. He is a Fleet Street legend and, f...
Martin Clunes
18 Sep 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the actor Martin Clunes. He became a household name in the 1990s in the c...
Danny Baker
31 Jul 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the broadcaster and writer Danny Baker. He is a Sony Gold award winning b...
Heather Rabbatts
24 Jul 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the businesswoman Heather Rabbatts. Born in Jamaica and raised in Britain...
Michael McIntyre
17 Jul 2011
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Michael McIntyre interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. In less than five years he's g...
John Graham
10 Jul 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the crossword compiler John Graham. Now aged 90, he works under the name ...
Tony Robinson
03 Jul 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the actor and broadcaster Tony Robinson. His Baldrick to Rowan Atkinson's...
Dame Harriet Walter
26 Jun 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the actress Dame Harriet Walter. She has been a stalwart of the stage for...
Len Goodman
19 Jun 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the international dance judge, Len Goodman. He became a star of Strictly ...
Andrea Levy
12 Jun 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the writer Andrea Levy. Born in London to Jamaican parents, she has spent...
Alfie Boe
05 Jun 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the singer Alfie Boe. He is one of our most popular tenors and, highly un...
Roger Waters
29 May 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the musician Roger Waters. As one of the founding members of the band Pin...
Debbie Harry
22 May 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the singer Debbie Harry. Her group Blondie started out in seedy New York...
Kwame Kwei-Armah
15 May 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the actor, director and playwright, Kwame Kwei-Armah. His creative output...