Molly Parkin
08 May 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the doyenne of bohemian living, Molly Parkin. She left the Welsh valleys ...
Prof David Phillips
01 May 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the President of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Professor David Phillips...
Cath Kidston
24 Apr 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the designer Cath Kidston. Cheerful and practical, her products nod towar...
Felicity Green
17 Apr 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the pioneering fashion journalist Felicity Green. As hem-lines headed nor...
Terry Gilliam
10 Apr 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the animator and director Terry Gilliam. He first planted his foot-print...
Martin Sheen
03 Apr 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the actor Martin Sheen.In recent years he has won great acclaim and a Gol...
Dame Anne Owers
27 Feb 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the former Chief Inspector of Prisons, Dame Anne Owers. A long-time human...
Lawrence Dallaglio
20 Feb 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the former England rugby captain Lawrence Dallaglio. He was capped 85 tim...
Celia Imrie
13 Feb 2011
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Immediately recognisable as one of Britain's most versatile actresses she's worked in television, th...
Howard Jacobson
06 Feb 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the writer Howard Jacobson. After many years of swiping at literary prize...
Jon Snow
30 Jan 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the journalist Jon Snow.For the past 21 years he's been the face of Chann...
Betty Driver
23 Jan 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the veteran Coronation Street actress Betty Driver. For more than forty y...
Rt Hon Alex Salmond
16 Jan 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond.He has spent his political l...
Gyles Brandreth
09 Jan 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Gyles Brandreth. A former Conservative MP, he is also a some-time actor, ...
Tony Iveson
02 Jan 2011
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the veteran RAF pilot Tony Iveson.Aged 21, he survived being shot down in...
Sandie Shaw
26 Dec 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the singer Sandie Shaw. With her melodic, velvety voice, bare feet and Sa...
Nick Park
19 Dec 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the Oscar-winning animator Nick Park.His most famous creations are Wallac...
Sir Torquil Norman
12 Dec 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway week is the aviator, inventor and arts patron, Sir Torquil Norman. He comes ...
Frances Wood
05 Dec 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the writer and historian Frances Wood. As head of the Chinese collection ...
Robert Harris
28 Nov 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the best-selling writer Robert Harris. He was, apparently, a political ju...
Alice Cooper
21 Nov 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the rock musician Alice Cooper.As a teenager he says it was British music...
Anna Del Conte
19 Nov 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the cookery writer Anna Del Conte. Born to a wealthy Milanese family, she...
Ian McMillan
07 Nov 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan. Thirty years ago he was working in...
Lang Lang
31 Oct 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the Chinese pianist Lang Lang. He was five years old when he gave his fir...
Nick Clegg
24 Oct 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg. Of his ...
Michael Mansfield
17 Oct 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the barrister Michael Mansfield.He is one of Britain's leading QCs - the ...
Sarah Doukas
10 Oct 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the founder of Storm model agency, Sarah Doukas. She has never, she says,...
Johnny Vegas
03 Oct 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the entertainer Johnny Vegas. As a stand-up comic he made his name as one...
Sir Tom Jones
26 Sep 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the singer Sir Tom Jones. In a career spanning fifty years he's sold 150 ...
Kathy Burke
15 Aug 2010
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From Lady Gaga to The Specials. Actor and director Kathy Burke shares her castaway choices with Kirs...
Lord David Cobbold
08 Aug 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway on Desert Island Discs is Lord David Cobbold. He was just 32 years old when ...
Jimmy Mulville
01 Aug 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Jimmy Mulville.He began his life in comedy as a performer and writer but ...
Lynn Barber
25 Jul 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the interviewer Lynn Barber. A master of the profile interview, her razor...
Tim Robbins
18 Jul 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the Oscar-winning actor, writer and director Tim Robbins. His film credit...
Dr Gwen Adshead
11 Jul 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the forensic psychotherapist Dr Gwen Adshead. A consultant at Broadmoor H...
Dame Fanny Waterman
04 Jul 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Dame Fanny Waterman.It was during a sleepless night, more than forty year...
Tony Adams
27 Jun 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the footballer Tony Adams. He's one of the few people who know at first h...
Lewis Gilbert
20 Jun 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the film director Lewis Gilbert. His career started in the 1920s when he ...
Frank Skinner
13 Jun 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the comedian Frank Skinner. As a football-obsessed comic whose stand-up r...
Gyorgy Pauk
30 May 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the violinist Gyorgy Pauk. In a career spanning fifty years, he has playe...
Dame Stephanie Shirley
23 May 2010
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Entrepreneur Dame Stephanie Shirley joins Kirsty Young on Desert Island Discs. As a child, she escap...
Rob Brydon
16 May 2010
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The comedian and actor Rob Brydon joins Kirsty Young on Desert Island Discs. Growing up in Port Talb...
Fay Weldon
09 May 2010
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The writer Fay Weldon joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs. The author of dozens of ...
Emma Thompson
28 Mar 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Emma Thompson.Sense and Sensibility, The Remains of the Day, Much Ado Abo...
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
21 Mar 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the writer Frank Cottrell Boyce.His film credits include Hilary and Jacki...
Duncan Bannatyne
14 Mar 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne.He made his name appearing on the TV show D...
Maggie Aderin-Pocock
07 Mar 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock.She has, she says, a special relatio...
Sir Clive Woodward
21 Feb 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the former England rugby coach Sir Clive Woodward.He took England to Worl...
Professor Jim Al-Khalili
14 Feb 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the physicist Professor Jim Al-Khalili.He's spent his adult life studying...
Gok Wan
07 Feb 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the stylist Gok Wan.Dispensing fashion advice and hugs in equal measure, ...
Mary Beard
31 Jan 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the classicist Mary Beard. A professor at Cambridge, she's that rare thin...
Frank Warren
24 Jan 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the boxing promoter Frank Warren.He has managed and promoted some of the ...
James Ellroy
17 Jan 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is American crime writer James Ellroy.His books have been translated into 30...
Mary Portas
10 Jan 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Mary Portas. She's made an art-form out of turning heads, and her galleri...
John Copley
03 Jan 2010
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the opera director John Copley. Throughout his sixty year career he's wor...
David Tennant
27 Dec 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the actor David Tennant.He has been voted the best Dr Who ever and has re...
Sir Michael Caine
20 Dec 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway this Christmas is Sir Michael Caine.In a film career that has spanned more t...
Lord Coe
13 Dec 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Sebastian Coe.It is more than a quarter of a century since his rivalry wi...
Baroness Scotland
06 Dec 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the Attorney General, Baroness Scotland. She is the government's chief la...
Morrissey
29 Nov 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Morrissey.As the lead singer of The Smiths he captivated a generation of ...
Sir Stuart Rose
22 Nov 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Sir Stuart Rose. As the boss of Marks and Spencer, he has held a national...
Julia Donaldson
15 Nov 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the children's author Julia Donaldson. The Gruffalo is her best known cre...
Anthony Julius
13 Nov 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the lawyer and writer Anthony Julius. He was already renowned in legal ci...
Jerry Springer
01 Nov 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the talk show host Jerry Springer. His life has been split between servin...
Professor Colin Pillinger
25 Oct 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the scientist Professor Colin Pillinger. A world-class planetary scientis...
Jan Pienkowski
18 Oct 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the illustrator Jan Pienkowski. He was born in Warsaw before the Second W...
Steve Coogan
11 Oct 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the comedian and actor Steve Coogan. As a child he found he had a knack f...
Dame Ellen MacArthur
04 Oct 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the solo yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur. She was 28 when she became the...
Barry Manilow
27 Sep 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Barry Manilow. He has been a hugely successful performer for more than 30...
Roberto Alagna
16 Aug 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the singer Roberto Alagna. He is one of the most celebrated tenors in the...
Dame Joan Bakewell
09 Aug 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the broadcaster Dame Joan Bakewell. Born in Stockport in 1933, it was in ...
Nicky Haslam
02 Aug 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the interior designer, socialite and one-time cowboy, Nicky Haslam. His l...
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
26 Jul 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the food writer and cook Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. Famous for making p...
David Mitchell
19 Jul 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is comedian David Mitchell. Mitchell has won two Bafta awards and, as a sitc...
Prof Hugh Pennington
12 Jul 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Professor Hugh Pennington. Professor Pennington has spent his life trying...
Harvey Goldsmith
05 Jul 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the impresario and promoter Harvey Goldsmith. From the Rolling Stones to ...
Arlene Phillips
28 Jun 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the choreographer, Arlene Phillips. In a career spanning 40 years, she se...
Martin Shaw
21 Jun 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the actor Martin Shaw. He has been one of Britain's most popular stage an...
Lord Healey
14 Jun 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the Labour peer and former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Denis Healey. As ...
Piers Morgan
07 Jun 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the journalist and broadcaster Piers Morgan. He spent more than a decade ...
Caroline, Countess of Cranbrook
31 May 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is Caroline, Countess of Cranbrook. Caroline has travelled the world to see ...
Barry Humphries
24 May 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway is the comedian and performer Barry Humphries. For decades he has enjoyed gl...
Peter Sallis
17 May 2009
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Kirsty Young invites actor Peter Sallis to choose eight records to take to Radio 4's mythical desert...
Whoopi Goldberg
10 May 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the comic and actress Whoopi Goldberg. As a child she used to p...
Sebastian Faulks
29 Mar 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the writer Sebastian Faulks. He is best known for his novel Bir...
Athene Donald
22 Mar 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the scientist Athene Donald. A Cambridge professor and fellow o...
Baaba Maal
15 Mar 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the musician Baaba Maal. He's among the best known African arti...
Richard Madeley
08 Mar 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Richard Madeley. It's 20 years since he opened the first editio...
Lord Rix
01 Mar 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway on Desert Island Discs this week is Brian Rix. For many years he brought far...
David Walliams
22 Feb 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway on Desert Island Discs this week is David Walliams. He has seen extraordinar...
Professor Dame Kay Davies
15 Feb 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the scientist Professor Kay Davies. She has dedicated much of h...
David Suchet
08 Feb 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the actor David Suchet. He has won armfuls of awards for his wo...
Thomas Quasthoff
01 Feb 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff. He has performed in concert...
Alan Sillitoe
25 Jan 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the writer Alan Sillitoe. 50 years ago his debut novel Saturday...
Vincent Cable MP
18 Jan 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesman, Vince Cable. He studie...
Ruth Padel
11 Jan 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the poet Ruth Padel. She is a highly acclaimed writer who is fa...
Simon Murray
04 Jan 2009
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the adventurer and businessman Simon Murray. What many of us wo...
Baroness Haleh Afshar
28 Dec 2008
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Baroness Haleh Afshar. An expert in Middle Eastern Affairs, she...
James Nesbitt
21 Dec 2008
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is James Nesbitt. He is one of our most popular and successful act...
Michael Deeley
14 Dec 2008
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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the Oscar-winning film producer Michael Deeley. Over the past 4...