Aldo Ciccolini

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desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

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Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Aldo Ciccolini — Artist · desert is.land

Artist

4 episodes

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1970s

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Sir Alec Guinness
How Nellie Wallace's rude noises inspired Alec Guinness to become an actor
Castaway · 24 December 1977Roy Plomley

desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

The listing

Transmission

Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Penelope Keith on the sewing machine needle that ended her piano playing

Castaway · 21 August 1976Roy Plomley

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David Hockney on being asked if he had a private income at art school

Castaway · 5 February 1972Roy Plomley