Lauritz Melchior — 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

Lauritz Melchior

4 episodes

Chosen over the decades

4

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

3

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Christopher Lee
Igor Kipnis
Montserrat Caballe
T C Fairbairn

Christopher Lee
Castaway · 26 February 1995Sue Lawley
Montserrat Caballe
Castaway · 10 October 1981Roy Plomley
Igor Kipnis
Castaway · 4 December 1976

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

01°49′S 160°26′W

T C Fairbairn

Castaway · 18 May 1974Roy Plomley

Lauritz Melchior — Artist · desert is.land