London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult

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David Lodge
David Owen
John Sessions
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Rt Hon Lord Denning
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John Sessions
John Sessions on talking to himself in the kitchen
Castaway · 25 February 1990Sue Lawley
David Owen
David Owen on accidentally winning a seat he didn't expect to win
Castaway · 3 July 1988Michael Parkinson

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

Anthony Andrews

Anthony Andrews on his only memory of his father coming home with a drum

Castaway · 5 April 1987Michael Parkinson

David Lodge

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David Lodge

David Lodge on writing his first novel while in the army

Castaway · 21 April 1984Roy Plomley

Sir Frederick Ashton

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Sir Frederick Ashton

Frederick Ashton on being riveted by Anna Pavlova's performance aged 13

Castaway · 2 May 1981Roy Plomley

Rt Hon Lord Denning

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Rt Hon Lord Denning

Lord Denning on saying at age ten he would become a barrister

Castaway · 17 May 1980Roy Plomley

Peggy Lee

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Peggy Lee

How Peggy Lee auditioned with one dime to her name

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John Sessions

David Owen

David Lodge

Sir Frederick Ashton

Rt Hon Lord Denning

Peggy Lee