Walter Donaldson — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Walter Donaldson — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Composer

Walter Donaldson

7 episodes

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7

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2000s

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4

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Dame Harriet Walter
Douglas Fairbanks Jnr
Engelbert Humperdinck
Geraldine James
Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP
Sir Stuart Rose
Viscount Rothermere

Dame Harriet Walter
Harriet Walter on the summer holiday that threw her into chaos
Castaway · 26 June 2011Kirsty Young
Sir Stuart Rose
Stuart Rose on his father being adopted by a Quaker lady named Nona Ransom
Castaway · 22 November 2009Kirsty 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
About

Transmission

Broadcasting since 1942
Long wave 198 kHz
An unofficial archive companion
Report a fault

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

Engelbert Humperdinck

Engelbert Humperdinck on starting the sideburns against all advice

Castaway · 19 December 2004Sue Lawley

Geraldine James

22°17′S 042°45′W

Geraldine James

How the sound of a brown paper bag helped Geraldine James land a role

Castaway · 30 May 2004Sue Lawley

Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP

13°15′S 004°52′W

Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP

Iain Duncan Smith on deciding to run for leader after talking to his wife

Castaway · 24 November 2002Sue Lawley

Viscount Rothermere

20°35′S 152°29′W

Viscount Rothermere

Viscount Rothermere on his sinking heart at the prospect of a life of hunting and shooting

Castaway · 14 April 1996Sue Lawley

Douglas Fairbanks Jnr

22°33′S 159°17′W

Douglas Fairbanks Jnr

Douglas Fairbanks Jnr on being sacked from his first film job at 13

Castaway · 29 May 1976Roy Plomley