Maurice Ravel — 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
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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

Maurice Ravel

5 episodes

Chosen over the decades

5

Total castaways

1950s

Peak decade

4

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alfred Hitchcock
Dr Roy Strong
Gerard Hoffnung
JP Donleavy
Terence Stamp

JP Donleavy
Castaway · 4 March 2007Kirsty Young
Terence Stamp
Castaway · 28 June 1987Michael Parkinson
Dr Roy Strong

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

Castaway · 7 March 1970

Alfred Hitchcock

14°37′S 156°02′W

Alfred Hitchcock

Castaway · 19 October 1959Roy Plomley

Gerard Hoffnung

16°11′S 041°01′W

Gerard Hoffnung

Castaway · 14 January 1957Roy Plomley

Maurice Ravel — Artist · desert is.land