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
George Jones (radio presenter) theatre shows, radio disc-jockeying and television presenting. His first break into radio came with a Sunday slot on Downtown Radio. He went on to work for the BBC, appearing mostly on radio. He had his own show, "Just Jones", for BBC Radio Ulster, which won him a Sony Radio Academy Award for best local radio presenter. In June 2006, after twenty-one years of presenting "Just Jones", he was dropped from the line-up on BBC Radio Ulster. He presented his last afternoon show on 30 June 2006. After the BBC radio show ended, George started to present on Sunday mornings on