We have missed you Kirsty Young

[Pebbles16]

It's not until you see and hear Kirsty Young, that you have realised how much you have missed her. Welcome back and I hope you are recovering

Oh gosh, was she poorly?

She has fibromyalgia hence her giving up Desert Island Discs and other roles. I think she looks amazing and I just find her so authoritative, interested and calming

Absolutely, an excellent broadcaster, great on DID and such a marvellous voice.

I didnt realise that @Pebbles16. I remember her commentary on 9/11, she was so calm and collected and i think her dh was in NYC at the time too. I like her too.

I was just thinking earlier I hadn't seen her on anything in ages until today, I hadn't realised she was ill. I've always liked her.

Yes, it's been good to see her and hear her again.

Completely agree.

I hadn’t realised she was I’ll either.

But it is wonderful to see her and hear her voice.

A ‘second that’ from me. Really enjoy the episodes she fronted on DID, thoroughly researched and consequently she was having a proper conversation with the interviewee. Tom Hanks is the classic.

Is she back on? Sorry for my ignorance. DID misses her greatly.
Such interesting interviews

She’s great, isn’t she. Brilliant to see her again.

Lulu on the other hand…

I thought this exactly - how relaxing to hear her sensible talk 🙂

Yes she is great. Hope she pops up more often on tv again

Yes, I hope she's recovered well enough to work again, she has a calm and reassuring manner. Although she was sitting alongside the lake in St James's park; as dusk fell you could count the hundreds of mosquitoes! Urgh. Had to turn it off then, made me itch😀

I agree. And I hate to say it, as generally I always want to champion young women but I find Lauren Laverne painful to listen to on Desert Island Discs in comparison.

She was brilliant on the Jubilee coverage yesterday, so good to have her back on air again, she has had a horrendous time.

Luckily I taped last nights one so I could by pass Lulu and Gloria hunniford
Who invited them ?

I've just been listening to old DID episodes in the car. Kirsty was so, so good.

I have no idea what the bbc were thinking of giving the gig to LL but she isn't a journalist, she has zero ability to get people to open up to her and it's just been woeful since she started.

I'm sure she's a perfectly pleasant person but she's a musician who became a DJ. Apart from the fact that she's female and is on the bbc payroll, I can't think of any other relevant qualifications.

She has a beautiful voice. I can't bear listen to Laverne on DID. Her shoes were mighty!