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
Graeme Smith (radio presenter) Graeme Smith (radio presenter) Graeme Smith is a British broadcaster born in Liverpool, England. He is currently employed by Global Radio, Graeme is a presenter on Capital Liverpool. He currently hosts the Drivetime Show. He presented his first show in 2001 aged 17 on the new Juice FM in Liverpool. From 2002–2006 he hosted the drivetime show on Galaxy 105 in Leeds aged just 20, it was at Galaxy and on this show in particular that he honed his style on the air. In early 2007 and at the age of 23 he moved to XFM London where he hosted