Roy Plomley - who invented the format - followed briefly by Michael Parkinson then Sue Lawley for many years and now Kirsty Young.
Desert Island Discs was created on 1942-01-29.
The duration of The Desert Island is 1.13 hours.
The cast of Ian Fleming on Desert Island Discs - 2006 includes: Ian Fleming as himself
Vic Oliver
Kirsty Young
Champagne
His luxury item is... a car to clean!
Roy Plomley has written: 'Hurrah for Mrs.Hickson' ''Desert island discs'' -- subject(s): Radio broadcasting, Anecdotes, Collectors and collecting, Sound recordings, Desert island discs (Radio program)
he was on because it was both his and there 60th anaversiry
Lang Lang's favourite conductor is Zubin Mehta - as disclosed during an interview on Desert Island Discs for BBC4.
If people lived on a desert island, it would not be a desert island. It would be an inhabited island.
A desert island is an island that is uninhabited by humans. Therefore you would not find people on a desert island.