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Back to SearchFrank Cottrell-Boyce
Kirsty Young's castaway is the writer Frank Cottrell Boyce.
His film credits include Hilary and Jackie, Welcome to Sarajevo and 24 Hour Party People. …
16 years ago
Duncan Bannatyne
Kirsty Young's castaway is entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne.
He made his name appearing on the TV show Dragons' Den as a no-nonsense investor with an eye…
16 years ago
Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Kirsty Young's castaway is space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock.
She has, she says, a special relationship with the moon, one that started when she fi…
16 years ago
Sir Clive Woodward
Kirsty Young's castaway is the former England rugby coach Sir Clive Woodward.
He took England to World Cup glory in 2003, becoming the first ever nort…
16 years, 1 month ago
Professor Jim Al-Khalili
Kirsty Young's castaway is the physicist Professor Jim Al-Khalili.
He's spent his adult life studying sub-atomic particles - and trying to explain the…
16 years, 1 month ago
Gok Wan
Kirsty Young's castaway is the stylist Gok Wan.
Dispensing fashion advice and hugs in equal measure, he aims, he says, to 'make women feel like women,…
16 years, 1 month ago
Mary Beard
Kirsty Young's castaway is the classicist Mary Beard.
A professor at Cambridge, she's that rare thing: a university academic who writes for the masse…
16 years, 2 months ago
Frank Warren
Kirsty Young's castaway is the boxing promoter Frank Warren.
He has managed and promoted some of the biggest names in the sport, including Joe Calzagh…
16 years, 2 months ago
James Ellroy
Kirsty Young's castaway is American crime writer James Ellroy.
His books have been translated into 30 languages and, according to the New York Times, …
16 years, 2 months ago
Mary Portas
Kirsty Young's castaway is Mary Portas.
She's made an art-form out of turning heads, and her galleries have been the enormous plate-glass windows of …
16 years, 2 months ago