Katie Melua

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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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Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Katie Melua — Artist · desert is.land

Artist

3 episodes

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2000s

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Professor Dame Lesley Regan
Lesley Regan on her mother calling school to say goodbye
Castaway · 29 October 2023Lauren Laverne
Nadiya Hussain
Nadiya Hussain on the stranger who said her Bake Off final helped her leave the house
Castaway · 14 August 2016Kirsty Young

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 a father screamed 'You're killing him!' at Sebastian Coe's dad after a race

Castaway · 13 December 2009Kirsty Young