Glynis Johns

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desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

The listing

Transmission

Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Glynis Johns — Artist · desert is.land

Artist

5 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1980s

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Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Michael York
How Michael York made his Desert Island Discs list in a minute
Castaway · 25 February 1984Roy Plomley
Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Hamlisch on the concert where his pajamas showed beneath his trousers
Castaway · 3 December 1983Roy Plomley
Morris West

desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

The listing

Transmission

Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

How a terrifying violin teacher stopped Morris West from learning the violin

Castaway · 27 June 1981Roy Plomley

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Tom Lehrer on his parents finding him a popular music teacher

Castaway · 12 July 1980Roy Plomley

08°31′S 095°26′W

Glynis Johns on making her first stage appearance at a few days old

Castaway · 24 April 1976Roy Plomley