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
Simon Young (presenter) when he gave an interview to "Hot Press". Young appeared on RTÉ Radio 1's "The John Murray Show" in August 2011 and talked about his battle with depression and alcoholism. He said during the interview that he had been hospitalised for half of the previous nine years. "The Irish Times" called the interview with Young the "radio moment of the week ... Easy listening it was not." Simon Young (presenter) Simon Young is a former Irish radio and television presenter with RTÉ 2fm. He presented "The Beatbox". He was also known for making contributions to the cult children's television strand,