George Benson

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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

George Benson — Artist · desert is.land

Artist

5 episodes

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2020s

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Baroness Floella Benjamin
Floella Benjamin on the audition where her wig flew off
Castaway · 11 October 2020Lauren Laverne

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

Digby Jones on being teased for his unusual name

Castaway · 21 May 2006Sue Lawley

03°15′S 068°31′W

Daley Thompson on British sports facilities being the worst in the world

Castaway · 19 July 1980Roy Plomley

06°15′S 162°30′W

Robert Helpmann on seeing his mother in Katherine Hepburn's Portia

Castaway · 23 December 1978Roy Plomley