| LAWLEY | Sue -, presenter of BBC Radio show Desert Island Discs from 1988-2006 (6) |
| YOUNG | Kirsty - presenter of BBC Radio show Desert Island Discs (5) |
| DESERT | BBC radio show in which guests choose eight pieces of music, a book and a luxury (6,6,5) |
| ROYPLOMLEY | Broadcaster who devised the radio show Desert Island Discs (3,7) |
| MINUTE | BBC radio show hosted by Nicholas Parsons (4,1,6) |
| MYWORD | BBC radio show (1956-88) in which convoluted explanations of phrases became a notable feature |
| HUSAIN | Mishal, TV news presenter and co-host of BBC Radio 4's Today (6) |
| SEQUIN | Shiny disc from the Kent area ? one of five (6) |
| POLARI | Form of slang spoken by Hugh Paddick and Kenneth Williams as Julian and Sandy in the 1960s BBC radio show Round the Horne |
| LIDDLE | Rod ___, journalist who is an associate editor of The Spectator and former editor of BBC Radio 4's Today programme |
| EJECTS | Forces out like discs from a DVD player |
| KIRSTYYOUNG | Host of Desert Island Discs from 2006 to 2018 |
| EDDOOLAN | Veteran presenter of BBC radio shows in the West Midlands |
| LAVERNE | Lauren, presenter of BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs since 2018 (7) |
| HANDLEY | Tommy ?, Liverpudlian comedian; star of BBC Radio show ITMA |
| PAULJONES | Presenter of BBC Radio 2's Blues Show from 1986 to 2018 (4,5) |
| PAULGAMBACCINI | Presenter of BBC Radio 4 quiz Counterpoint |
| KEARNEY | Martha ___, Dublin-born journalist and broadcaster who was the main presenter of BBC Radio 4's The World at One for 11 years |
| ITS | The title of the BBC radio show ITMA, which began in 1939, was an acronym taken from a Daily Express |
| JUSTA | BBC radio show hosted by Nicholas Parsons (4,1,6) |
