Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig and Walter Berry

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desert is.land

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

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig and Walter Berry — Artist · desert is.land

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5 episodes

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1970s

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Irene Thomas
Irene Thomas on being dismissed as a 'jamped up chorus girl' by Round Britain Quiz
Castaway · 26 January 1997Sue Lawley
James Ivory
James Ivory on envying BBC's Henry James adaptations
Castaway · 19 February 1983Roy Plomley
Daniel Massey

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

Daniel Massey on never passing an audition

Castaway · 7 March 1981Roy Plomley

00°48′S 021°18′W

Irene Thomas on being rejected by the Welsh quiz team

Castaway · 16 June 1979Roy Plomley

11°53′S 175°28′W

Denis Healey on inventing a welly box

Castaway · 26 August 1978Roy Plomley