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For many, Desert Island Discs hasn’t been the same since Kirsty Young quit in 2018. Of course, there are those who feel the same about Sue Lawley. Scour the country, and I’m sure you’ll find someone who thinks it’s all been downhill since Roy Plomley died in 1985. While the current host, Lauren Laverne, is ultimately a muso, genuinely interested in the song choices, Young was at heart a shrink: you sensed the music was, to her, a distraction from the real business of unscrewing the top of her gu

The Radio 4 programme will take to the West End stage for the first time with a selection of special guests, find out when tickets go on sale, plus dates.

Delia Smith, who taught generations of people around the kitchen, said royal chefs felt the pressure cooking for her after she was made a member of the prestigious Order of the Companions of Honour.

Appearing on Desert Island Discs she recalls her infamous on-pitch Carrow Road outburst and her rise to become Britain's favourite cook.

The BBC radio DJ, 54, was forced to quit as the host of Radio 4's Desert Island Discs in 2019 after 12 years due to her struggles with rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia.