Desert Island Discs: Archive 2011-2015

Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin.The first black woman to be chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen and also to the Speaker of the House of Commons, she's also kept busy...

19 Jan 201434min

Kirsty Young's castaway is the violinist, Nicola Benedetti.She had her first violin lesson at the age of four, and by the age of eight, she was leading the National Children's Orchestra of Scotland. B...

12 Jan 201437min

Kirsty Young's castaway is woodsman Ray Mears.A traveller to the world's remotest corners and a renowned expert in bushcraft, wild cooking and survival techniques, he's one of very few castaways who w...

5 Jan 201434min

Kirsty Young's castaway is Miranda Hart.She writes and stars in the hit sitcom "Miranda" and has congaed her way to the top of TV comedy by exploiting the universal truth that awkwardness lies at the ...

22 Dec 201336min

Kirsty Young's castaway is Gillian Clarke.Wales's National Poet, she has received the Queen's Gold Medal for her work. She writes about everything from dinosaurs to suicide, but the potency and power ...

15 Dec 201335min

Kirsty Young's castaway is Barbara Hulanicki, designer and creator of Biba.Today her creativity spans fashion, illustration, interior design and architecture but it was the success of the label Biba t...

8 Dec 201334min

Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the broadcaster Clare Balding.The BBC TV coverage of London's 2012 Olympics was her triumph and much like Team GB she'd been in training for her big moment for qui...

1 Dec 201333min

Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Labour Party, joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.He's been in charge of his party for three years and was the youngest leader they'd ever elected...

24 Nov 201335min