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Back to SearchJulie Burchill
Kirsty Young's guest is the writer Julie Burchill.
As a columnist and author she is a committed non-conformist - daring the world to take issue with h…
13 years, 1 month ago
Sir Terry Leahy
Kirsty Young's castaway is Sir Terry Leahy, the businessman and former CEO of Tesco.
His first job with the company was as a teenager when he worked …
13 years, 1 month ago
Aung San Suu Kyi
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Aung San Suu Kyi. The programme was recorded on location in Naypyitaw, Burma in December 2012.
Now Leader of Burm…
13 years, 2 months ago
Beryl Vertue
TV producer Beryl Vertue is Kirsty Young's castaway on Desert Island Discs.
In the famously fickle world of telly where last year's hero is this year'…
13 years, 2 months ago
Martin Carthy
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Martin Carthy.
A highly influential figure in the world of traditional music, about fifty years ago he was at the…
13 years, 2 months ago
Sir Howard Stringer
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Sir Howard Stringer. Now Chairman of the Board and formerly CEO of Sony, he was surely the only Chief Executive …
13 years, 2 months ago
Anya Hindmarch
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the designer and businesswoman, Anya Hindmarch.
Given her first handbag by her mother at 16, she knew that her fu…
13 years, 3 months ago
Dawn French
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Dawn French.
Her career started back when dungarees were considered a legitimate fashion choice and she's built …
13 years, 3 months ago
Sister Wendy Beckett
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the nun, writer and broadcaster Sister Wendy Beckett.
For over 40 years she's lived the life of a hermit, rising …
13 years, 3 months ago
Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles. After flirting with Communism in his t…
13 years, 3 months ago