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
Daniel Gibson (presenter) Daniel Gibson (presenter) Daniel Gibson (born in Victoria) is an Australian television presenter and is seen weeknightly across the Prime7 Television Network as newsreader and weatherman in the role of Network Presenter. Gibson started his career in radio in the early 1990s at 2PK in Parkes NSW, before moving on to radio stations in Victoria including 3WM Horsham and ending up in the nation's capital, Canberra doing talkback on 2CC and then hosted the breakfast show on 2CA. Gibson has been part of the Prime Television Network since May 2000. In 2007, Gibson joined the V8 Supercar telecast as pit