Brodsky Quartet

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

Brodsky Quartet — Artist · desert is.land

Artist

4 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Marcus du Sautoy
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Castaway · 7 December 2008Kirsty Young
Michael Holroyd
Michael Holroyd on his father threatening to take him to court over his novel
Castaway · 20 February 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

How hearing a lift led to Terry Waite's capture

Castaway · 21 June 1992Sue Lawley

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How Elvis Costello stood outside a bank with a whistle during bullion deliveries

Castaway · 23 February 1992Sue Lawley