“Desert Island Discs” 1998: Sir David Willcocks

This edition, hosted by Sue Lawley, was broadcast on 17 May 1998 and featured Sir David Willcocks, formerly Organist & Choirmaster of King’s College Cambridge. The BBC radio series “Desert Island Discs” was created by presenter Roy Plumley in 1942 and has been running ever since. At the time of writing, its current presenter is Kirsty Young. The format is simple: each week’s guest chooses eight records they would take with them if they were to be stranded on a desert island.