Alvar Lidell's guest appearances

Alvar Lidell

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1966-1970

WSMF Broadcast Day Podcast

History Now Podcast

GSMC Classics: Desert Island Discs

Raymond Mays

Henry Williamson

Quentin Poole

Isidore Godfrey

Hetty King

Jack Teagarden

John Betjeman

Marty Feldman

Richard Walker

Bebe Daniels

Ben Lyon

Emlyn Williams

Leslie Mitchell

Helen Bradley

Sandy Powell

OwlTail

Broadcast on BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs radio show was first broadcast on the BBC Forces Programme on 29 January 1942. Every week a guest, is asked to choose eight recordings, a book and a luxury item that they would take if they were to be cast away on a desert island. GSMC Classics presents some of the greatest classic radio broadcasts, classic novels, dramas, comedies, mysteries, and theatrical presentations from a bygone era. The GSMC Classics collection is the embodiment of the best of the golden age of radio. Let Golden State Media Concepts take you on a ride through the classic age of radio, with this compiled collection of episodes from a wide variety of old programs. PLEASE NOTE GSMC Podcast Network presents these shows as historical content and have brought them to you unedited. Remember that times have changed and some shows might not reflect the standards of today’s politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Golden State Media Concepts or the GSMC Podcast Network. Our goal is to entertain, educate, and give you a glimpse into the past.

Broadcast on BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs radio show was first broadcast on the BBC Forces Programme on 29 January 1942. Every week a guest, is asked to choose eight recordings, a book and a luxury item that they would take if they were to be cast away on a desert island. GSMC Classics presents some of the greatest classic radio broadcasts, classic novels, dramas, comedies, mysteries, and theatrical presentations from a bygone era. The GSMC Classics collection is the embodiment of the best of the golden age of radio. Let Golden State Media Concepts take you on a ride through the classic age of radio, with this compiled collection of episodes from a wide variety of old programs. PLEASE NOTE GSMC Podcast Network presents these shows as historical content and have brought them to you unedited. Remember that times have changed and some shows might not reflect the standards of today’s politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Golden State Media Concepts or the GSMC Podcast Network. Our goal is to entertain, educate, and give you a glimpse into the past.

GSMC Classics: Desert Island Discs Episode 14: Hetty King and Alvar Lidell

Roy Plomley's castaway is newsreader Alvar Lidell.Favourite track: String Quintet in C by Franz SchubertBook: Oxford English DictionaryLuxury: Playing cards

Roy Plomley's castaway is newsreader Alvar Lidell. Favourite track: String Quintet in C by Franz Schubert Book: Oxford English Dictionary Luxury: Playing cards