Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Seiji Ozawa

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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

Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Seiji Ozawa — Artist · desert is.land

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4 episodes

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1990s

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Sir Roger Penrose
Roger Penrose on the arithmetic trick that amazed him aged ten
Castaway · 23 July 2000Sue 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

Patricia Routledge on the terror of putting her hand on the door handle before every performance

Castaway · 8 August 1999Sue Lawley

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Ninette de Valois on the moment Margot Fonteyn stood out like a diamond

Castaway · 17 February 1991Sue Lawley