Blossom Dearie

Tuning in…

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

Blossom Dearie — Artist · desert is.land

Artist

3 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

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How hearing the Turangalîla symphony in a lift convinced Harrison Birtwistle to become a composer
Castaway · 16 January 1994Sue Lawley

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

How a broken briefcase led Thomas Keneally to the story of Schindler

Castaway · 26 November 1983Roy Plomley