London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by André Previn

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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

London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by André Previn — Artist · desert is.land

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2 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

Decade seen

Castaways who chose this

Joseph Allen
Joseph Allen on the one-second transition from three times his weight to zero in orbit
Castaway · 13 April 1985Roy Plomley
Sir William Walton
William Walton on choristers threatening to quit over Belshazzar's Feast
Castaway · 27 March 1982Roy Plomley

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