Desert Island Discs Creators & Guests

Kirsty Young is a television and radio presenter.

Lauren Cecilia Fisher known professionally as Lauren Laverne, is an English radio DJ, model, television presenter, author, singer and comedian, she also hosts Desert Island Discs Podcast.

Dame Silva is the Director of International Development at Arup Group.

Desmond Tutu is an Anglican cleric and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist.

Robert Patrick Webb is an English comedian, actor, and writer.

Jens Stoltenberg is a politician.

David Sedaris is a humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor. He also hosts the show Selected Shorts.

Wendy Cope is a contemporary English poet.

Emily Eavis is a co-organiser of the annual Glastonbury Festival.

Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff MBE is an English former international cricketer and current broadcaster. Flintoff hosts a BBC Radio 5 Live podcast called Flintoff, Savage & The Ping Pong Guy in which hot sporting topics are discussed.

Katherine Ryan is a comedian, writer, presenter, and actress.

Colonel Lucy Giles is an officer of the Army’s Royal Logistic Corps.

Kimberley Chongyon Motley is an American International Attorney of African American and Korean descent. She is licensed and has permission to practice in Afghanistan, Wisconsin, the U.S. Supreme Court, Dubai International Financial Courts, and the International Criminal Courts, She is considered one of the most effective defense attorneys operating in Afghanistan.

Kathleen Tuner is an actress.

Stephen Russell Davies is better known as Russell T Davies, he is a screenwriter and television producer, and his works include Queer as Folk, Bob & Rose, The Second Coming, and Casanova.

Rick Wakeman is a musician and keyboardist.

Dame Sheila Hancock DBE is an English actress, singer, and author.

John Boyne is a novelist and author of eleven novels for adults and six novels for younger readers.