Sue Lawley has announced that she is leaving Radio 4 institution 'Desert Island Discs', after eighteen years in the interviewers chair. As a Radio 4 listener, I would assume that you all know what this programme is, then again, you young people might not, so I'll tell you: it's that show where guests choose the top eight songs they'd take with them if they had to be marooned on a desert island, as well as undergoing a sometimes rigorous interview.
Names being gossiped about as a possible replacement include Jeremy Paxman, Andrew Marr, Jonathan Dimbleby and Fi Glover. Lawley said: "It is one of the best jobs in broadcasting. But it has dominated my professional life and I feel the time has come to concentrate on other aspects of broadcasting and maybe a bit of business too. I've had more than 18 very happy years and have talked to some extraordinary people."