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
Smooth Radio presenter history Danny Pietroni of Magic 105.4 FM joined Smooth in November 2015 as presenter of the daily late night "Smooth Love Songs" Show. On March 22 2016, it was announced that Andrew Castle would leave the Smooth Breakfast Show after two years and was replaced by Absolute Radio DJ Russ Williams. Later that same year, Martin Collins returned to Smooth Radio from Magic 105.4 to present the weekend edition of "Smooth Love Songs". At the beginning of 2017 Tina Hobley replaced Anthony Davis as presenter of "Smooth Drive Home". In March 2017, Margherita Taylor, formally of Heart London replaced Chris Skinner