Complex sentence: She appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme "Desert Island Discs" on 15 June 1997, and is an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
Split into simpler sentences: She appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme "Desert Island Discs" on 15 June 1997. She is an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).