The Desert Island Discs Story
Past presenters and castaways chart the evolution of one of Radio's longest-running programmes - Desert Island Discs. Presented by James Naughtie
The story of Desert Island Discs begins in 1941 when radio presenter Roy Plomley pitched the original idea for an eight-part series to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ. In this archive programme, broadcast on Radio 4 in 1992 to coincide with the programme's 50th anniversary, James Naughtie, charts the evolution of the programme through interviews with its presenters and former castaways. Archive material includes extracts from the interviews with Margaret Thatcher, Norman Mailer, Jimmy Edwards, Otto Preminger, Vic Feather and Lord Weidenfeld.
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- Sun 26 Jan 1992 11:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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