<P> Each week a guest , called a ' castaway ' during the programme , is asked to choose eight recordings ( usually , but not always , music ) , a book and a luxury item that they would take if they were to be cast away on a desert island , whilst discussing their lives and the reasons for their choices . It was devised and originally presented by Roy Plomley . Since 2006 , the programme has been presented by Kirsty Young . </P>
<P> Each week a guest , called a ' castaway ' during the programme , is asked to choose eight recordings ( usually , but not always , music ) , a book and a luxury item that they would take if they were to be cast away on a desert island , whilst discussing their lives and the reasons for their choices . It was devised and originally presented by Roy Plomley . Since 2006 , the programme has been presented by Kirsty Young . </P>
who was the first presenter of desert island discs
who was the first presenter of desert island discs
Roy Plomley
Roy Plomley