Eric Clapton — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Eric Clapton — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Composer

Eric Clapton

7 episodes

Chosen over the decades

7

Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

3

Decades seen

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Chris De Burgh
David Wilkie
Henrietta
John Hurt
Lynn Seymour
Marti Webb
Will Carling

Chris De Burgh
Chris De Burgh on not wanting to be a grandfather saying he could have been a great singer
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Will Carling
Will Carling on being slapped by his mother after losing his temper at cricket
Castaway · 10 May 1992Sue Lawley
Henrietta

desert is.land

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

The listing

Find a castaway
Most requested
Browse the archive
About

Transmission

Broadcasting since 1942
Long wave 198 kHz
An unofficial archive companion
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Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

How a banana thrown across the room proved to Henrietta her husband was recovering

Castaway · 3 May 1992Sue Lawley

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John Hurt

John Hurt on first stepping on stage at age nine

Castaway · 29 September 1984Roy Plomley

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Marti Webb

Marti Webb on how a friend’s suggestion led to her taking over as Evita

Castaway · 22 May 1982Roy Plomley

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David Wilkie

David Wilkie on kicking air at the start and losing the 100m final

Castaway · 18 September 1976Roy Plomley

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Lynn Seymour

Lynn Seymour on being bowled over by a dancer after watching The Red Shoes

Castaway · 7 February 1976Roy Plomley