Clifford Curzon

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
An unofficial archive companion
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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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Artist

8 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Arthur Lowe
Dame Maggie Teyte
Daniel Barenboim
Jacqueline Du Pre
Rosamond Lehmann
Sir Clifford Curzon
Sir Frank Kermode
Sir Geoffrey Jackson

Daniel Barenboim
Castaway · 7 May 2006Sue Lawley
Sir Frank Kermode
Castaway · 7 September 1997Sue Lawley
Rosamond Lehmann

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 · 13 November 1982

·Roy Plomley

Sir Clifford Curzon

02°42′S 156°47′W

Sir Clifford Curzon

Castaway · 17 June 1978Roy Plomley

Jacqueline Du Pre

20°21′S 038°14′W

Jacqueline Du Pre

Castaway · 19 March 1977Roy Plomley

Sir Geoffrey Jackson

06°01′S 030°48′W

Sir Geoffrey Jackson

Castaway · 8 April 1972Roy Plomley

Arthur Lowe

01°34′S 137°38′W

Arthur Lowe

Castaway · 12 December 1970Roy Plomley

Dame Maggie Teyte

01°36′S 073°03′W

Dame Maggie Teyte

Castaway · 15 April 1968Roy Plomley

Clifford Curzon — Artist · desert is.land