Henry John Gauntlett

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

Henry John Gauntlett — Composer · desert is.land

Composer

5 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

Decades seen

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Lord Alexander
How a surprise visit from the chairman of NatWest led Alexander to leave the bar for banking
Castaway · 17 March 1996Sue Lawley
Baroness Trumpington

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 the crown jewels could rescue Baroness Trumpington

Castaway · 25 November 1990Sue Lawley

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How a broken briefcase led Thomas Keneally to the story of Schindler

Castaway · 26 November 1983Roy Plomley

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John Napier on his mother forbidding him from becoming an actor

Castaway · 8 May 1976Roy Plomley