L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Ernest Ansermet

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
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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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L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Ernest Ansermet

6 episodes

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Derek Tangye
Ileana Cotrubas
Leslie Mitchell
Marisa Robles
Sir Fitzroy MacLean
Stephen Sondheim

Sir Fitzroy MacLean
Castaway · 11 April 1981Roy Plomley
Derek Tangye
Castaway · 1 November 1980Roy Plomley
Stephen Sondheim

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 · 16 August 1980

·Roy Plomley

Ileana Cotrubas

23°29′S 088°03′W

Ileana Cotrubas

Castaway · 17 March 1979Roy Plomley

Marisa Robles

21°56′S 134°17′W

Marisa Robles

Castaway · 28 May 1977Roy Plomley

Leslie Mitchell

07°45′S 107°38′W

Leslie Mitchell

Castaway · 1 June 1974Roy Plomley

L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Ernest Ansermet — Artist · desert is.land

Sir Fitzroy MacLean

Derek Tangye

Stephen Sondheim

Ileana Cotrubas

Marisa Robles

Leslie Mitchell