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Bing Crosby, Margot Fonteyn, James Stewart among the interviews that have been found and restored.

Desert Islands Discs launched, a raffish bachelor made sitcom history, hoofers had a riot and a man called Alan hosted Woman’s Hour – which revealed how to keep your husband’s suits crease-free

<p>The famous and would-be famous have faced the dilemma of telling the world about themselves by listing the records (and luxury items) they'd want with them on a desert island; post-1951 episodes are now available as podcasts.</p>

Researchers at the Alan Turing Institute in London have delved into the Desert Island Discs archive to reveal trends since the very first episode in 1942.

From Eddie Cochran and Howlin Wolf to Baba Brooks and Mario Lanza, these are the eight songs that Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant couldnt live without.

From sub-postmasters to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, World Radio Day finds muck-raking broadcast journalism on fine form

As the show turns 80, Sue Lawley, Kirsty Young and Lauren Laverne reveal the eight discs they would take to radio's famous island

As the radio classic marks a major anniversary, it’s the shared human experience revealed by the castaways that keeps us hooked

Konstantin Paustovsky’s stunning The Story of a Life was Marlene Dietrich’s desert island book. Now it’s time the rest of us discovered it

LONDON, Jan 4 — A century of existence is something to fete. To celebrate its hundredth anniversary, the BBC has created an interactive site dedicated to the most iconic objects, faces and contributors associated with the British broadcaster over the last century. Internet users can dive into the...