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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

Find a castaway Most requested Browse the archive About Report a fault

Artist

London Symphony Orchestra

84 episodes

Chosen over the decades

82

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

8

Decades seen

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Agnes Nicholls
Alan Parker
Alan Pascoe
Alfred Eisenstadt
Andrea Newman
André Previn
Arthur Askey
Benjamin Luxon
Brian Moore
Cressida Dick
Dame Harriet Walter
David Lloyd Jones
David Wall
Derek Tangye
Dorothy Dunnett
Dr Robert Langer
Erich Segal
Eric Idle
Eva Burrows
Gareth Malone
George Cole
George Martin
Gillian Lynne
Helene Hanff
more

Patricia Greene
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Professor Dame Carol Robinson
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Norma Percy

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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

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London Symphony Orchestra — Artist · desert is.land