Jim Reeves

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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6 episodes

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2010s

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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

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

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Castaway · 24 June 2012Kirsty Young

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18°44′S 179°08′W

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Doris Stokes

08°01′S 030°58′W

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Jim Reeves — Artist · desert is.land

Clive Myrie

Sir Keir Starmer

Wayne McGregor

John Bishop

Baroness Scotland

Doris Stokes