A full list of the rescued episodes of Desert Island Discs
Though the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ has been broadcasting for a century, there are many gaps in the archives where programmes have been lost. On many occasions, the audio was never saved because of the high cost of making and storing the discs and tapes onto which programmes had to be recorded.
Fortunately for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, numerous radio fans made their own off-air recordings of favourite programmes, and keen collectors now hunt down these home-made tapes. One recent treasure trove was discovered to include over 90 editions of Desert Island Discs missing from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s own archives. This hoard has been digitised and you can now listen to a glittering collection of newly-rescued castaways on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sounds.
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Rescued Desert Island Discs
Highlights from the recently discovered archive episodes.
Actors
Sports
Commentator John Arlott (1975)
Cricketer Geoff Boycott (1971)
Racing Driver Jim Clark (1964)
Cricketer Sir Leonard Hutton (1959)
Commentator Eddie Waring (1974)
Musicians
Arts and Artists
Dancer Anthony Dowell (1975)
Ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn (1965)
Painter David Hockney (1972)
Arts Administrator George Lascelles, Earl of Harewood (1966)
Ballerina Alicia Markova (1958)
Painter Sidney Nolan (1962)
Fashion designer Ginette Spanier (1965)
Law, Business and Politics
Head of Diplomatic Service Sir Paul Gore-Booth (1968)
Diplomat Sir Geoffrey Jackson (1972)
The Body Shop owner Anita Roddick (1988)
Barrister Edward Robey (1973)
Industrialist Sir Miles Thomas (1964)
Journalists and broadcasters
Newsreader Richard Baker (1968)
Broadcaster Joan Bakewell (1972)
Journalist David Dimbleby (1974)
Broadcaster Antony Hopkins (1962)
Critic Philip Hope-Wallace (1974)
Journalist David Frost (1963)
Foreign Correspondent Anthony Grey (1969)
Broadcaster David Jacobs (1964)
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Far East Correspondent Anthony Lawrence (1972)
Historian and broadcaster John Julius Norwich (1975)
Newsreader Frank Phillips (1964)
TV reporter Fyfe Robertson (1970)
Broadcaster Robert Robinson (1975)
Broadcaster and horticulturalist Bill Sowerbutts (1973)
Journalist Godfrey Talbot (1960)
