Kirsty Young
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 55 |
| Date of birth | November 23,1968 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | East Kilbride |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Nick Jones |
| Parents | Joe Jackson |
| Children | Freya Jones |
| Iona Jones | |
| Height | 170 (cm) |
| Movies/Shows | Crimewatch UK |
| The British at Work | |
| The People Versus | |
| ITV Evening News | |
| Style Challenge | |
| Siblings | Laura Ewing |
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| ID | 407054 |
Kirsty Young Life story
Kirsty Jackson Young is a Scottish television and radio presenter. From 2006 to 2018 she was the main presenter of BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. She presented Crimewatch on BBC One from 2008 to 2015.
Kirsty Young: Former Desert Island Discs presenter reveals 'awful' experience with chronic pain
...Broadcaster Kirsty Young has spoken about her " awful" experience of chronic pain, which led her to take a four-year break from presenting...
Desert Island Discs: Blanchett, Spielberg and Young to appear on festive specials
...Hollywood stars Cate Blanchett and Steven Spielberg, and former BBC presenter Kirsty Young will appear on Desert Island Discs in a series of festive specials next month...
The Queen's funeral watched by 25 million viewers in UK
... Kirsty Young was also on the BBC presenting teamon Monday, while Tom Bradby and Julie Etchingham led the coverage on ITV...
The Queen's funeral: How you can watch and listen on Monday
... Coverage on TV will be led by Huw Edwards, Kirsty Young, Fergal Keane, David Dimbleby and Sophie Raworth, positioned at locations across London and Windsor...
Elizabeth II: The Queen on screen - nine shows to watch
... " Elsewhere, narrator Kirsty Young tells the story of both the private and public sides of the Queen s reign in her warm, authoritative style...
Platinum Jubilee concert: Diana Ross and Queen to perform for the Queen
... " Kirsty Young and Roman Kemp will host live coverage of the concert, which will be broadcast on BBC One, iPlayer and Radio 2...
Desert Island Discs 'greatest radio show of all time'
... Genius format Desert Island Discs is currently presented by Lauren Laverne, who is filling in while Kirsty Young is being treated for fibromyalgia...
Desert Island Discs 'greatest radio show of all time'
Poet Wendy Cope (right) was host Lauren Laverne 's desert island castaway last month
Desert Island Discs has been named The Greatest radio programme of all time by a panel of industry experts.
The BBC Radio 4 show, which since 1942 has been inviting famous guests to share their favourite musical choices, beat drama The Archers to The Top spot.
Other choices in the Radio Times poll included Wake Up To Wogan, John Peel and Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy .
Many of the 30 programmes on The List are no longer broadcast, with almost a third being comedies or panel shows.
'Genius format'Desert Island Discs is currently presented by Lauren Laverne , who is filling in while Kirsty Young is being treated for fibromyalgia.
The programme invites high-profile guests to choose eight discs, a book and a luxury item to take with them as they are castaway on a mythical desert island.
Top Five greatest radio programmes Desert Island Discs The Archers - the UK's longest running radio drama. Radio comedy Round The Horne (1965-8) Hancock's Half Hour (1954-9) In The Psychiatrist 's Chair (1982-2001)Source: Radio Times poll
Prime ministers and industry leaders have all been castaways, with notable recent guests having included Sir David Attenborough , JK Rowling, Yoko Ono and David Beckham .
Desert Island Discs producer Cathy Drysdale said the accolade was "wonderful", attributing it to an "absolute genius format".
Yoko Ono appeared on the programme in 2007. She chose records both by her late husband John Lennon and son SeanRadio Times editor Mark Frith said the "poll illustrates how memorable and timeless great radio can be".
The List was compiled by 46 industry experts, of which 42 had a professional connection to the BBC.
Terry Wogan 's BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, which ran for More Than 25 years until 2009, was in 12th position, just ahead of John Peel 's late-night BBC Radio 1 programme, on air between 1967 and 2004.
What is Desert Island Discs?
Presenter Kirsty Young quizzed footballer David Beckham for the programme's 75th anniversary in 2017bbc, radio
Source of news: bbc.com
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