Judi Dench — Artist · desert is.land

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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Artist

Judi Dench

5 episodes

Chosen over the decades

4

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

3

Decades seen

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Sir Michael Hordern
Timothy West
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Sir Michael Hordern

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

Castaway · 15 February 1987

·Michael Parkinson

07°33′S 039°16′W

Timothy West

Castaway · 16 February 1980Roy Plomley

00°26′S 151°04′W

Raymond Mander & Joe Mitchenson

Castaway · 28 January 1978Roy Plomley

Judi Dench — Artist · desert is.land