Melachrino Orchestra — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Melachrino Orchestra — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Artist

Melachrino Orchestra

2 episodes

Chosen over the decades

2

Total castaways

1960s

Peak decade

1

Decade seen

Castaways who chose this

Sir Alec Rose
Sir Miles Thomas

Sir Alec Rose
Alec Rose on the soul-destroying whine of rigging
Castaway · 7 April 1969Roy Plomley
Sir Miles Thomas
Miles Thomas on trying to brush his teeth with sand
Castaway · 6 April 1964Roy Plomley

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