Evelyn Laye

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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

Evelyn Laye — Artist · desert is.land

Artist

3 episodes

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Total castaways

1970s

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Castaways who chose this

Sir Anton Dolin
Anton Dolin on choosing a Russian-sounding name to hoodwink the press
Castaway · 12 June 1982Roy Plomley
Michael Crawford
Michael Crawford on forgetting to put his ragged pants on during an opera
Castaway · 11 November 1978Roy Plomley

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

Michael Crawford on the first frontal nudity in Lambeth Town Hall

Castaway · 3 July 1971Roy Plomley