Zadie Smith
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the novelist and critic, Zadie Smith.First published at just twenty four her debut novel "White Teeth" garnered huge attention and praise. As a result she suffered...
22 Sep 201334min
Daniel Kahneman
The psychologist Daniel Kahneman, who won the 2002 Nobel Prize for Economics, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.Widely acknowledged as one of the world's most influential living p...
11 Aug 201334min
Eve Stewart
Kirsty Young's castaway is BAFTA award-winning production designer, Eve Stewart.Her big screen credits include Les Miserables, The King's Speech and Vera Drake and for TV The Hour, Upstairs Downstairs...
4 Aug 201334min
Mary Robinson
Kirsty Young's castaway is Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and ex-UN Commissioner for Human Rights.Her professional life has been defined by public service at the very highest level and she...
28 Jul 201335min
Russell Brand
Russell Brand, comedian & actor, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.Actor, comic, writer, Russell Brand is a compelling cultural phenomenon who in 2006 was, in his own words, "pluc...
21 Jul 201334min
Val McDermid
The writer, Val McDermid, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.Crime fiction is Val's chosen genre and the millions of novels she sells examine and dissect the darkest recesses of hu...
14 Jul 201335min
Jane Somerville
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the cardiologist Jane Somerville.Now an Emeritus Professor in her discipline at Imperial College London she's gained a worldwide reputation for her pioneering work...
7 Jul 201336min
Steven Pinker
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker.An author and Harvard professor he's been named by Time Magazine as one of the world's 100 most influential scientists and thi...
30 Jun 201334min
