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Kirsty Young's castaway is the former rugby player and commentator Brian Moore.
As a player he was ferociously competitive, he says his approach to t…
14 years, 1 month ago
Lord Prescott
Kirsty Young's castaway is the former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott.
In this frank interview, he describes life in the highly political home wh…
14 years, 1 month ago
James Corden
James Corden, actor and writer of Gavin & Stacey, is Kirsty Young's castaway is the actor and writer .
As a child he longed to act - he found early s…
14 years, 1 month ago
Denise Lewis
Denise Lewis, Olympic gold medallist, is Kirsty Young's castaway.
Her discipline was the heptathlon and it was at the 2000 Sydney Olympics that she le…
14 years, 1 month ago
Sir David Attenborough
Kirsty Young's castaway for the 70th anniversary edition of Desert Island Discs is Sir David Attenborough.
He has seen more of the world than anyone …
14 years, 2 months ago
Vikram Seth
Kirsty Young's castaway is the author Vikram Seth.
His novel A Suitable Boy was nearly a decade in the writing, but it was a huge and immediate hit a…
14 years, 2 months ago
Paul Johnson
Kirsty Young's castaway is the writer and historian Paul Johnson.
He writes, he says, out of a desire to 'put things right' and more than fifty books…
14 years, 2 months ago
Dame Monica Mason
Kirsty Young's castaway is the director of the Royal Ballet, Dame Monica Mason.
Her working life has been dedicated to dance. When she joined the Roy…
14 years, 2 months ago
Sir Terry Wogan
Kirsty Young's castaway is the broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan.
His career has spanned more than five decades and includes the chat show Wogan, the Eurov…
14 years, 3 months ago
Professor Brian Cox
Kirsty Young's castaway is the scientist Professor Brian Cox.
In the press he's been called 'the pin-up professor' and his enormously popular TV seri…
14 years, 3 months ago