Lale Andersen

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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7 episodes

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1970s

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Yoko Ono

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Sir Robin Butler
Castaway · 21 February 1993Sue Lawley
Sir Fitzroy MacLean

desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

The listing

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Most requested
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Transmission

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

Castaway · 11 April 1981

·Roy Plomley

V S Naipaul

01°57′S 086°47′W

V S Naipaul

Castaway · 5 July 1980Roy Plomley

Norman Mailer

15°11′S 173°41′W

Norman Mailer

Castaway · 15 December 1979Roy Plomley

Brigadier Peter Young

22°40′S 021°58′W

Brigadier Peter Young

Castaway · 2 April 1977Roy Plomley

Godfrey Talbot

23°47′S 044°00′W

Godfrey Talbot

Castaway · 29 August 1960Roy Plomley

Lale Andersen — Artist · desert is.land

Yoko Ono

Sir Robin Butler

Sir Fitzroy MacLean

V S Naipaul

Norman Mailer

Brigadier Peter Young

Godfrey Talbot