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Ricky Gervais
Kirsty Young's castaway is comedian Ricky Gervais.
Wangari Maathai
Kirsty Young's castaway is campaigner Wangari Maathai.
Simon Russell Beale
Kirsty Young's castaway is actor Simon Russell Beale.
Oliver Postgate
Kirsty Young's castaway is animator Oliver Postgate.
Thomas Keneally
Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Thomas Keneally.
Nicola Horlick
Kirsty Young's castaway is businesswoman Nicola Horlick.
Andrew Davies
Kirsty Young's castaway is screenwriter Andrew Davies.
Felix Dennis
Kirsty Young's castaway is publisher Felix Dennis.
Vladimir Jurowski
Kirsty Young's castaway is conductor Vladimir Jurowski.
George Michael
Kirsty Young's castaway is singer George Michael.
Alan Johnson
Kirsty Young's castaway is health secretary Alan Johnson.
Jill Balcon
Kirsty Young's castaway is actress Jill Balcon.
Ronnie Corbett
From Fred Astaire to Danny La Rue, entertainer Ronnie Corbett shares his castaway choices.
Lord Joffe
Kirsty Young's castaway is Nelson Mandela's former lawyer Lord Joffe.
Nicholas Parsons
Kirsty Young's castaway is broadcaster Nicholas Parsons.
Jung Chang
Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Jung Chang.
Eliza Manningham-Buller
Kirsty Young's castaway is former head of MI5 Eliza Manningham-Buller.
Armistead Maupin
Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Armistead Maupin.
Steven Isserlis
Kirsty Young's castaway is cellist Steven Isserlis.
Alec Jeffreys
Kirsty Young's castaway is geneticist Alec Jeffreys.
Paul Weller
Kirsty Young's castaway is musician Paul Weller.
Victoria Wood
Kirsty Young's castaway is comedian Victoria Wood.
Karren Brady
Kirsty Young's castaway is businesswoman Karren Brady.
John Humphrys
Kirsty Young's castaway is broadcaster and journalist John Humphrys.
Simon Rattle
Kirsty Young's castaway is conductor Simon Rattle.
Rory Stewart
Kirsty Young's castaway is former diplomat Rory Stewart.
Beryl Bainbridge
Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Beryl Bainbridge.
Oleg Gordievsky
Kirsty Young's castaway is former spy Oleg Gordievsky.
Martin Evans
Kirsty Young's castaway is scientist Martin Evans.
David Dimbleby
Kirsty Young's castaway is broadcaster and journalist David Dimbleby.
Michael Ball
Kirsty Young's castaway is singer Michael Ball.
Liz Smith
Kirsty Young's castaway is actress Liz Smith.
Tariq Ali
Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Tariq Ali.
Stanley McMurtry
Kirsty Young's castaway is cartoonist Stanley McMurtry.
Penelope Wilton
Kirsty Young invites actress Penelope Wilton to choose eight records.
Annie Lennox
Kirsty Young's castaway is singer Annie Lennox.
Diane Abbott
Kirsty Young's castaway is politician Diane Abbott.
Howard Goodall
Kirsty Young's castaway is composer Howard Goodall.
Lord Woolf
Kirsty Young's castaway is former Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf.
Bill Bailey
Kirsty Young's castaway is comedian and musician Bill Bailey.
Peter Carey
Kirsty Young invites novelist Peter Carey to choose eight records.
Ara Darzi
Kirsty Young invites pioneering surgeon Ara Darzi to choose eight records.
Posy Simmonds
Kirsty Young's castaway is cartoonist Posy Simmonds.
Antonio Carluccio
Kirsty Young's castaway is chef Antonio Carluccio.
Felicity Lott
Kirsty Young's castaway is soprano Felicity Lott.
John Stefanidis
Kirsty Young's castaway is designer John Stefanidis.
Antonia Fraser
Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Lady Antonia Fraser.
Richard Ingrams
Kirsty Young's castaway is journalist and satirist Richard Ingrams.
AC Grayling
Kirsty Young's castaway is academic and philosopher A C Grayling.
Ruthie Henshall
Kirsty Young's castaway is West End star Ruthie Henshall.
Miriam Margolyes
Kirsty Young's castaway is actress Miriam Margolyes.
David McVicar
Kirsty Young's castaway is opera director David McVicar.
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Kirsty Young's castaway is actor and director Sanjeev Bhaskar.
Randy Newman
Kirsty Young's castaway is singer-songwriter Randy Newman.
Ian Bostridge
Kirsty Young's castaway is musician and opera singer Ian Bostridge.
Shami Chakrabarti
Kirsty Young's castaway is Director of Liberty Shami Chakrabarti.
Allan Ahlberg
Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Allan Ahlberg.
David Davis MP
Kirsty Young's castaway is politician David Davis MP.
Janet Street-Porter
Kirsty Young's castaway is broadcaster and journalist Janet Street-Porter.
Michael Eavis
Kirsty Young's castaway is the founder of the Glastonbury Festival Michael Eavis.
Marcus du Sautoy
Kirsty Young's castaway is academic Marcus Du Sautoy.
Michael Deeley
Kirsty Young's castaway is film producer Michael Deeley.
James Nesbitt
Kirsty Young's castaway is actor James Nesbitt.
Baroness Haleh Afshar
Kirsty Young's castaway is academic Baroness Haleh Afshar.
Simon Murray
Kirsty Young's castaway is businessman and explorer Simon Murray.
Ruth Padel
Kirsty Young's castaway is poet Ruth Padel.
Vincent Cable MP
Kirsty Young's castaway is politician Vincent Cable MP.
Alan Sillitoe
Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Alan Sillitoe.
Thomas Quasthoff
Kirsty Young's castaway is bass-baritone singer Thomas Quasthoff.
David Suchet
Kirsty Young's castaway is actor David Suchet.
Professor Dame Kay Davies
Kirsty Young's castaway is geneticist Professor Dame Kay Davies.
David Walliams
Kirsty Young's castaway is comedian David Walliams.
Lord Rix
Kirsty Young's castaway is actor and campaigner Lord Rix.
Richard Madeley
Kirsty Young's castaway is broadcaster Richard Madeley.
Baaba Maal
Kirsty Young's castaway is musician Baaba Maal.
Athene Donald
Kirsty Young's castaway is scientist Athene Donald.
Sebastian Faulks
Kirsty Young invites writer Sebastian Faulks to choose eight records.
Whoopi Goldberg
Kirsty Young invites Whoopi Goldberg to choose eight records.
Peter Sallis
Kirsty Young's castaway is actor Peter Sallis.
Barry Humphries
Kirsty Young's castaway is the comedian and performer Barry Humphries.
Caroline, Countess of Cranbrook
Kirsty Young's castaway is campaigner Caroline, Countess Of Cranbrook.
Piers Morgan
Kirsty Young's castaway is journalist and broadcaster Piers Morgan.
Lord Healey
Kirsty Young's castaway is former Chancellor of the Exchequer Lord Healey.
Martin Shaw
Kirsty Young invites actor Martin Shaw to choose his Desert Island Discs.
Arlene Phillips
Kirsty Young's castaway is dancer and choreographer Arlene Phillips.
Harvey Goldsmith
Kirsty Young's castaway is musical impresario Harvey Goldsmith.
Prof Hugh Pennington
Kirsty Young's castaway is bacteriologist Professor Hugh Pennington.
David Mitchell
Kirsty Young's castaway is comedian David Mitchell.
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Kirsty Young's castaway is the food writer and cook Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
Nicky Haslam
Kirsty Young's castaway is interior designer, socialite and one-time cowboy, Nicky Haslam.
Dame Joan Bakewell
Kirsty Young's castaway is broadcaster Dame Joan Bakewell.
Roberto Alagna
Kirsty Young's castaway is opera singer Roberto Alagna.
Barry Manilow
Kirsty Young's castaway is singer-songwriter Barry Manilow.
Dame Ellen MacArthur
Kirsty Young's castaway is yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur.
Steve Coogan
Kirsty Young's castaway is comedian Steve Coogan.
Jan Pienkowski
Kirsty Young's castaway is illustrator Jan Pienkowski.
Professor Colin Pillinger
Kirsty Young's castaway is scientist Professor Colin Pillinger.
Jerry Springer
Kirsty Young's castaway is broadcaster Jerry Springer.
Anthony Julius
Kirsty Young's castaway is lawyer and writer Anthony Julius.
Julia Donaldson
Kirsty Young's castaway is children's author Julia Donaldson.
