Roy Plomley by the guest's choice of music. His contract was renewed for a further 15 shows. In the end he presented 1,791 editions of the programme stretching over 43 years. Its success was attributed to his skill as an interviewer and to his meticulous research. Plomley was succeeded as presenter by Michael Parkinson (1985–1988), then by Sue Lawley (1988–2006), and most recently by Kirsty Young. "Desert Island Discs" is the second longest-running radio programme in the world (after the Grand Ole Opry), and it is still running. Until late September 2009, unlike many other BBC radio programmes, "Desert Island Discs" was
Kjell Eriksson (radio presenter) Kjell Eriksson (radio presenter) Kjell Mikael Eriksson (born 27 December 1975) is a Swedish radio presenter, television personality, blogger and author. In 2008 he was a regular guest at "VAKNA! med The Voice" which was broadcast both on the radio station The Voice and on Kanal 5. Eriksson also goes by the pseudonyms of "Kjelleman", "Kjell ger igen" and "DumKjell". He has worked on the comedy show "Pippirull" and has presented the morning show "Morgonpasset", and "Sovmorgon" all of them broadcast on Sveriges Radio. He also has presented the show "Långlunch" at the local radio Sveriges Radio Stockholm. Eriksson has