Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

desert is.landest. 1942

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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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Broadcasting since 1942
Long wave 198 kHz
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Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

desert is.landest. 1942

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6 episodes

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2010s

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Castaways who chose this

Alice Walker
Alison Balsom
Edward Heath
George Carman QC
Richard Adams
Sir Anthony Caro

Alison Balsom
Castaway · 4 October 2015Kirsty Young
Alice Walker
Castaway · 19 May 2013Kirsty Young
Sir Anthony Caro

desert is.land

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

The listing

Find a castaway
Most requested
Browse the archive
About

Transmission

Broadcasting since 1942
Long wave 198 kHz
An unofficial archive companion
Report a fault

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

Castaway · 16 April 2000

·Sue Lawley

George Carman QC

07°24′S 136°30′W

George Carman QC

Castaway · 24 June 1990Sue Lawley

Edward Heath

12°57′S 011°43′W

Edward Heath

Castaway · 18 December 1988Michael Parkinson

Richard Adams

00°38′S 036°44′W

Richard Adams

Castaway · 5 November 1977Roy Plomley

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti — Artist · desert is.land

Alison Balsom

Alice Walker

Sir Anthony Caro

George Carman QC

Edward Heath

Richard Adams