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
Rachel Corbett (radio presenter) Rachel Corbett (radio presenter) Rachel Corbett (born 11 March 1981) is an Australian journalist and radio presenter. Corbett was a contestant on the first series of "Big Brother" in 2001. From 2009 to 2010, she co-hosted a show with Paul Murray on 2MMM called "Paul & Rach". From 2012 to 2013, she was one of the presenters of "Merrick and the Highway Patrol" with Merrick Watts and Julian Schiller. Corbett was also one of the presenters of "The Roast" in 2013. Corbett has made guest appearances on "The Project" and "Hughesy, We Have a Problem". In October 2016, Corbett wrote