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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the writer Malorie Blackman.
A prolific and multi-award winning author she has powered her way to success not jus…
12 years, 4 months ago
Alfred Brendel
Kirsty Young's castaway is the classical pianist, Alfred Brendel.
A performer of world renown, his career spans seven decades, and he is particularly …
12 years, 4 months ago
Sir Ken Robinson
Kirsty Young's castaway is the educationalist Sir Ken Robinson.
Creativity - how to nurture it, develop it and marshal its power - is his preoccupatio…
12 years, 4 months ago
Professor Tanya Byron
Professor Tanya Byron, clinical psychologist and TV presenter, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Tanya has spent the last twenty…
12 years, 5 months ago
Jeremy Hutchinson
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the former barrister and member of The House of Lords, Jeremy Hutchinson.
His life spans eleven decades of Britis…
12 years, 5 months ago
Chris Packham
Kirsty Young's castaway is the naturalist, Chris Packham.
TV presenter, filmmaker, writer, photographer, every bit of his work revolves around wildlif…
12 years, 5 months ago
Carolyn McCall
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is businesswoman Carolyn McCall.
Currently Chief Executive of easyJet, she's one of only three women in Britain in c…
12 years, 5 months ago
Lee Mack
Kirsty Young interviews the comedian Lee Mack.
He writes and stars in the BBC One hit show "Not Going Out". His stand-up tours do great business and h…
12 years, 6 months ago
Zadie Smith
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the novelist and critic, Zadie Smith.
First published at just twenty four her debut novel "White Teeth" garnered …
12 years, 6 months ago
Daniel Kahneman
The psychologist Daniel Kahneman, who won the 2002 Nobel Prize for Economics, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Widely acknowled…
12 years, 7 months ago