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Kirsty Young

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Gender Female
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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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

Kirsty Young: Former Desert Island Discs presenter reveals 'awful' experience with chronic pain
Dec 24,2022 7:11 pm

...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

Desert Island Discs: Blanchett, Spielberg and Young to appear on festive specials
Nov 26,2022 11:50 pm

...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

The Queen's funeral watched by 25 million viewers in UK
Sep 20,2022 12:41 pm

... 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

The Queen's funeral: How you can watch and listen on Monday
Sep 18,2022 9:20 am

... 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

Elizabeth II: The Queen on screen - nine shows to watch
Sep 9,2022 8:51 pm

... " 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

Platinum Jubilee concert: Diana Ross and Queen to perform for the Queen
May 19,2022 12:15 am

... " 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'

Desert Island Discs 'greatest radio show of all time'
Feb 16,2020 2:57 am

... Genius format Desert Island Discs is currently presented by Lauren Laverne, who is filling in while Kirsty Young is being treated for fibromyalgia...

Platinum Jubilee concert: Diana Ross and Queen to perform for the Queen

Feb 16,2020 2:57 am

Diana Ross , Queen and Adam Lambert , Duran Duran and Sir Rod Stewart will perform at a star-studded concert to celebrate The Queen 's Platinum Jubilee.

Alicia Keys , Hans Zimmer , Mabel and Eurovision singer Sam Ryder will also appear in front of Buckingham Palace .

The Platinum Party at The Palace will be watched by 22,000 people live and will be broadcast on Bbc One on 4 June.

Queen guitarist Brian May will return, 20 years after he famously performed on The Palace roof for the Golden Jubilee .

The legendary pop group and their frontman Lambert will open The Concert to mark the monarch's 70 years on The Throne .

May hinted that he may pop up in an unexpected location This Time , saying in a statement: " There was a moment when I wondered, after Buckingham Palace roof where can you go? Well… you will see! "

The Show will be closed by veteran soul singer Ross, Who Said she was " absolutely delighted to receive an invitation to perform on such a momentous and historic occasion".

Other musicians on The Bill include Craig David , Ella Eyre , Elbow, Jax Jones , Celeste, Andrea Bocelli , Sigala and Nile Rogers.

Sir Elton John will take part too, although his performance will be pre-recorded because he is currently on a European tour.

In addition to The Musical performances, there will be appearances from film, TV and sports stars such as Sir David Attenborough , Emma Raducanu , David Beckham , Stephen Fry and Dame Julie Andrews . Some will be there In Person , with others seen on screen.

The Bbc said the evening would " pivot around global themes that have been born, or evolved, during the breadth of Her Majesty 's reign". Those themes include fashion, sport, The Environment and Pop Music and musicals from The Last 70 years.

Composers Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lin-Manuel Miranda will help celebrate musicals, as will the casts of The Phantom of The Opera , Hamilton, Six, The Lion King and Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.

The Concert will be one of the centrepieces of the Jubilee celebrations, which will take place over a festive four-day Bank Holiday weekend in June.

Other events will include a carnival pageant on The Streets of London, featuring performances by Ed Sheeran and Sir Cliff Richard ; while the weekend will also see Jubilee lunches and the lighting of beacons across The World .

The two-and-a-half-hour Platinum concert will feature three stages and 3D projections across The Face of The Palace .

Ross's performance at The Event will Kick Off a series of live UK gigs, including a slot at the Glastonbury Festival on 26 June.

In a statement, The Singer said: " I have had the honour of meeting The Queen many times throughout My Life , including when I was with My Family . Her Majesty has and continues to be such an incredible inspiration to so many across The World . "

Kirsty Young and Roman Kemp will host live coverage of The Concert , which will be broadcast on Bbc One , iPlayer and Radio 2 .

Of the 22,000 attendees, 10,000 received tickets in a public ballot, while More Than 7,500 tickets have been given to key workers, members of The Armed Forces, volunteers and charities.



Source of news: bbc.com

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