Harry Warren — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Harry Warren — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Composer

Harry Warren

15 episodes

Chosen over the decades

15

Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

5

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Allan Prior
Baroness Trumpington
Brenda Blethyn
C Northcote Parkinson
Dick Francis
Don Black
Eileen Atkins
Jessica Mitford
John Keegan
Leonard Rosoman
Lewis Gilbert
Matt Lucas
Sir Ken Robinson
Stubby Kaye
Tristan Jones

Sir Ken Robinson
Ken Robinson on meeting his wife Terry the week his father died
Castaway · 3 November 2013Kirsty Young
Lewis Gilbert
Lewis Gilbert on driving a car around the stage aged five
Castaway · 20 June 2010Kirsty Young

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
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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

Matt Lucas on waking up to find his hair on the pillow aged six

Castaway · 26 November 2006Kirsty Young

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Brenda Blethyn

How amateur dramatics led Brenda Blethyn's husband to fall for the lady opposite

Castaway · 18 September 2005Sue Lawley

Leonard Rosoman

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Leonard Rosoman

How a fire chief’s order saved Leonard Rosoman from a falling wall

Castaway · 9 June 2002Sue Lawley

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Dick Francis

Dick Francis on the heartbreaking collapse of Devon Loch in the 1956 Grand National

Castaway · 13 December 1998Sue Lawley

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John Keegan

John Keegan on being lucky to be slightly disabled

Castaway · 6 December 1998Sue Lawley

23°59′S 168°52′W

Eileen Atkins

Eileen Atkins on the gipsy who predicted she would be a great dancer

Castaway · 29 November 1998Sue Lawley

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Don Black

Don Black on seeing The Jolson Story 32 times as a child

Castaway · 22 October 1995Sue Lawley

Baroness Trumpington

13°26′S 125°43′W

Baroness Trumpington

How the crown jewels could rescue Baroness Trumpington

Castaway · 25 November 1990Sue Lawley

06°32′S 080°42′W

Stubby Kaye

Stubby Kaye on wetting his pants during his first stage performance

Castaway · 4 February 1984Roy Plomley

15°15′S 158°11′W

Tristan Jones

Tristan Jones on sailing further north than Nansen

Castaway · 23 August 1980Roy Plomley

C Northcote Parkinson

20°11′S 056°50′W

C Northcote Parkinson

C. Northcote Parkinson on being too busy writing books to play discs

Castaway · 14 July 1979Roy Plomley

21°14′S 135°06′W

Allan Prior

Allan Prior on knocking over his boss's inkwell to land his first job

Castaway · 13 January 1979Roy Plomley

Jessica Mitford

06°31′S 133°10′W

Jessica Mitford

Jessica Mitford on opening a secret bank account at twelve to run away from home

Castaway · 6 August 1977Roy Plomley