Kirsty Young: ‘Time to purse new challenges’ BBC Radio 4 host QUITS Desert Island Discs

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Kirsty Young QUITS as host of BBC Radio 4's DesertIslandDiscs - ‘Time to purse new challenges’

Kirsty will be replaced by Lauren Laverne, 41, who currently hosts BBC Radio 6 Music and stood in for the host last year.

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