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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.
Sir Stuart Rose
Kirsty Young's castaway is businessman Sir Stuart Rose.
Morrissey
Kirsty Young's castaway is the singer-songwriter Morrissey.
Baroness Scotland
Kirsty Young's castaway is the Attorney General, Baroness Scotland.
Lord Coe
Kirsty Young's castaway is Lord Coe, chairman of the 2012 Olympic organising committee.
Sir Michael Caine
Kirsty Young's castaway is Sir Michael Caine.
David Tennant
Kirsty Young's castaway is the actor David Tennant.
John Copley
Kirsty Young's castaway is opera director John Copley.
Mary Portas
Kirsty Young's castaway is the retail expert Mary Portas.
James Ellroy
Kirsty Young's castaway is American crime writer James Ellroy.
Frank Warren
Kirsty Young's castaway is the boxing promoter Frank Warren.
Mary Beard
Kirsty Young's castaway is the Cambridge Professor of Classics, Mary Beard.
Gok Wan
Kirsty Young's castaway is the stylist Gok Wan.
Professor Jim Al-Khalili
Kirsty Young's castaway is the physicist Professor Jim Al-Khalili.
Sir Clive Woodward
Kirsty Young's castaway is former England rugby coach Sir Clive Woodward.
Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Kirsty Young's castaway is space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock.
Duncan Bannatyne
Kirsty Young's castaway is entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne.
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Kirsty Young's castaway is the writer Frank Cottrell Boyce.
Emma Thompson
Kirsty Young's castaway is the actress and writer Emma Thompson.
Fay Weldon
Writer Fay Weldon joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs.
Rob Brydon
Kirsty Young's castaway is the comedian and actor Rob Brydon.
Dame Stephanie Shirley
Kirsty Young's castaway is the entrepreneur Dame Stephanie Shirley.
Gyorgy Pauk
Kirsty Young's castaway is the violinist Gyorgy Pauk.