John Martyn — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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John Martyn — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Artist

John Martyn

9 episodes

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Anthony Minghella
Carolyn McCall
Ian Rankin
Jeremy Irons
Joe Simpson
Kristin Scott Thomas
Rob Brydon
Sue Biggs
Tracey Thorn

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Sue Biggs on receiving a packet of seeds for her seventh birthday
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Tracey Thorn
How a wartime pen pal brought Tracey Thorn's parents together
Castaway · 18 November 2018Lauren Laverne
Carolyn McCall

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

Carolyn McCall on never cooking until university

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Ian Rankin

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Jeremy Irons

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Joe Simpson

Joe Simpson on why he chose to descend into the crevasse

Castaway · 19 September 2004Sue Lawley

Kristin Scott Thomas

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Anthony Minghella

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Anthony Minghella on sending actors home from Italy

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