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Sun 26 Jan 1992 11:30 BBC Radio 4

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The Desert Island Discs Story

Duration:: 45 minutes

First broadcast:: Sunday 26 January 1992

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 BBC. 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.

BBC Radio 4Sun 26 Jan 1992 11:30 BBC Radio 4

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Desert Island Disc Fragment Archive 1942-1959

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Desert Island Disc Fragment Archive 1960-1969

Some Desert Island Discs programmes only exist in their incomplete form. They may be missing...
Desert Island Disc Fragment Archive 1970-1986

Some Desert Island Discs programmes only exist in their incomplete form. They may be missing...
Desert Island Discs Archive: 1951-1955

Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
Desert Island Discs Archive: 1956-1960

Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
Desert Island Discs Archive: 1961-1965

Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
Desert Island Discs Archive: 1966-1970

Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
Desert Island Discs Archive: 1971-1975

Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
Desert Island Discs Archive: 1976-1980

Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
Desert Island Discs Archive: 1981-1985

Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
Desert Island Discs Archive: 1986-1991

Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
Desert Island Discs Archive: 1991-1996

Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
Desert Island Discs Archive: 1996-2000

Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
Desert Island Discs Archive: 2000-2005

Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
Desert Island Discs Archive: 2005-2011

Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
Desert Island Discs with Kirsty Young

Kirsty Young asks castaways to choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the...

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