Kirsty Young: I want the Queen on Desert Island Discs The discussion featured Leanne Buckle, a Desert Island Discs producer, who said that celebrities often lobby to appear on the programme. Buckle said of one unnamed hopeful: "I wrote a really kind letter saying we were pleased they liked the programme. The person wrote back to say really I ought to reconsider my decision because they were very interesting. I wrote back again politely declining. Then their daughter wrote and said, "If my father has a heart attack it will be your fault!"" Gwyneth Williams, the Radio 4 controller, also appeared at the festival and found herself facing complaints from listeners about the number of trailers on the station. One disgruntled listener said it was "extraordinary that at 5.20am when I have just woken up and got a cup of tea, someone comes on and talks about a programme that's on next Tuesday." Williams replied that the trailers were not aimed at "loyal" listeners but at "people who are not so familiar with the schedule." :: JK Rowling has described her appearance at the London 2012 opening ceremony as the "proudest moment" of her life. The Harry Potter author recalled feeling awestruck as walked out into the stadium, and said: "I think I will see that on my death bed."