City of Birmingham Symphony 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.

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Transmission

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

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra — Artist · desert is.land

Artist

4 episodes

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Total castaways

1970s

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Charles Kennedy on skipping Gordon Brown's statement on the euro
Castaway · 26 October 2003Sue 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

David Bailey on falling in love with Jean Shrimpton the moment he saw her

Castaway · 29 September 1991Sue Lawley

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Louis Fremaux on conducting a memorial concert that launched his career

Castaway · 1 October 1977Roy Plomley