Is This William Hartnell In A Long Lost Desert Island Discs?

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Here’s a treat for all: the surprising release of a long-lost segment from an edition of Desert Island Discs from 1965 featuring one of television’s biggest stars, William Hartnell!

Sadly, the full recording is no longer available, but the clip above does at least give us an insight into the first Doctor Who star’s early life, which he recalls as best he can with long-running Desert Island Discs present Roy Plomley, who started the show all the way back in 1942 (the clip is introduced by current host, Kirsty Young).

Commencing with Hartnell’s first choice of music, this clip was discovered today and the news made public by @farfromallover, an announcement that followed “a lengthy email chain with DID”.

Interestingly, there are rumours online suggesting that the clip is in fact a very clever fake. Certainly the clip was available to hear on the BBC website earlier today, only to be surprisingly withdrawn a few hours later.

What do you think?

 

 

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