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Kirsty Young's castaway is the veteran RAF pilot Tony Iveson.
Aged 21, he survived being shot down in his Spitfire over the North Sea during his first…
15 years, 2 months ago
Sandie Shaw
Kirsty Young's castaway is the singer Sandie Shaw.
With her melodic, velvety voice, bare feet and Sassoon bob she was the epitome of everything that …
15 years, 3 months ago
Nick Park
Kirsty Young's castaway is the Oscar-winning animator Nick Park.
His most famous creations are Wallace and Gromit: Gromit the silent but wise dog; Wal…
15 years, 3 months ago
Sir Torquil Norman
Kirsty Young's castaway week is the aviator, inventor and arts patron, Sir Torquil Norman.
He comes from a family where derring-do is in the DNA - hi…
15 years, 3 months ago
Frances Wood
Kirsty Young's castaway is the writer and historian Frances Wood.
As head of the Chinese collection at the British Library she is the gatekeeper to s…
15 years, 3 months ago
Robert Harris
Kirsty Young's castaway is the best-selling writer Robert Harris.
He was, apparently, a political junkie from a young age; he was just six when he wr…
15 years, 4 months ago
Alice Cooper
Kirsty Young's castaway is the rock musician Alice Cooper.
As a teenager he says it was British music that he tuned in to - listening to The Beatles, …
15 years, 4 months ago
Anna Del Conte
Kirsty Young's castaway is the cookery writer Anna Del Conte.
Born to a wealthy Milanese family, she arrived in Britain in 1949 where her Italian ing…
15 years, 4 months ago
Ian McMillan
Kirsty Young's castaway is the poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan.
Thirty years ago he was working in a factory gluing together tennis ball halves. Th…
15 years, 4 months ago
Lang Lang
Kirsty Young's castaway is the Chinese pianist Lang Lang.
He was five years old when he gave his first public recital in front of an audience of 800 …
15 years, 5 months ago