Cate Blanchett, Steven Spielberg and Kirsty Young will appear in series of specials in December.
Director Steven Spielberg and actress Cate Blanchett will discuss their careers in two separate episodes
She will also talk about her rise to fame in the 1998 film Elizabeth, as well as her wider acting career, which has earned her two Academy Awards, three Baftas and three Golden Globes. He will also address some of his most famous works - E.T., Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, The BFG - and look at how they were shaped by a young person's perspective.Kirsty Young will return to Desert Island Discs - this time as a castaway - for the festive special on Christmas DayThe veteran BBC broadcaster hosted the show from 2006 to 2018, presenting nearly 500 episodes of the programme.
"Although making anyone narrow down their favourite discs to just eight is frankly unreasonable. It'll never catch on."
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