Ambrose and His Orchestra

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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

Ambrose and His Orchestra — Artist · desert is.land

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4 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1980s

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Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Harold Evans
How Rupert Murdoch asked Harold Evans to resign while he prepared for his father's funeral
Castaway · 2 April 2000Sue Lawley
Willie Rushton
Willie Rushton on writing 'vile' in a biology exam
Castaway · 18 August 1984Roy 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

Carla Lane on turning down the name Romana Barrack

Castaway · 28 February 1981Roy Plomley

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John Blashford-Snell on forming a private army at 14 to defend Herefordshire

Castaway · 30 October 1976Roy Plomley