Albert Hay Malotte

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

Albert Hay Malotte — Composer · desert is.land

Composer

5 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1960s

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Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Geoffrey Parsons
Geoffrey Parsons on his childhood Saturday mornings of music lessons and clean sheets
Castaway · 20 May 1972Roy Plomley
Sir Alec Rose
Alec Rose on the soul-destroying whine of rigging
Castaway · 7 April 1969Roy Plomley
Dame Gladys Cooper

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

Gladys Cooper on pretending to be Mary Hennessy to get her first stage role

Castaway · 23 December 1967Roy Plomley

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Hugh Lloyd on his decision never to laugh at his own jokes

Castaway · 7 June 1965Roy Plomley

23°08′S 128°33′W

Al Read on the decorator who told him his wall was bellying

Castaway · 19 April 1965Roy Plomley