Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra

Tuning in…

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

Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra — Artist · desert is.land

Artist

3 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1990s

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Decades seen

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Ken Dodd
How Ken Dodd sent away for itching powder and stink bombs
Castaway · 3 June 1990Sue Lawley
Rt Hon John Biffen MP

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

How National Service tore John Biffen from the security of the family farm

Castaway · 25 March 1990Sue Lawley