Hugh Laurie
Kirsty Young's castaway is the actor, Hugh Laurie.If life were straightforward he'd be marooned on the island because of his achievements as an Olympic rower. But his early promise on the water was sc...
23 Kesä 201333min
Alexandra Shulman
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the editor of British Vogue, Alexandra Shulman.In spite of being in charge of one of our leading 'style bibles' for more than 20 years, her reputation is that of s...
16 Kesä 201334min
Conrad Anker
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the mountaineer Conrad Anker.Some of us choose a life in I.T. or event planning - Conrad Anker has opted to swing from a nylon stepladder 19,000 feet up a cliff wi...
9 Kesä 201334min
Sir Mervyn King
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the out-going Governor of the Bank of England, Sir Mervyn King. He has been in charge during a period of unprecedented global financial turmoil yet under his leade...
2 Kesä 201334min
Deborah Bull
Kirsty Young's guest this week is the ballerina, writer and broadcaster Deborah Bull.The Royal Ballet, where she was a principal dancer for almost two decades owes a debt of gratitude to the Janice Su...
26 Touko 201336min
Alice Walker
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the Pulitzer Prize winning writer Alice Walker.Author, poet, feminist and activist, it was her novel The Color Purple that brought her worldwide attention and accl...
19 Touko 201334min
Damien Hirst
Kirsty Young's guest this week is the artist Damien Hirst.Life, death, desire, fear, beauty, horror - his creative preoccupations are standard fair; his art - using sharks, maggots, butterflies, glass...
12 Touko 201334min
Sir Sydney Kentridge
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Sir Sydney Kentridge QC.Widely regarded as a leading advocate of the 20th century, he continues to make his mark in the 21st; he recently appeared for the first ti...
31 Maalis 201336min
