Mikis Theodorakis

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

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6 episodes

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2020s

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Anya Hindmarch
Dame Donna Langley
Frederic Raphael
Lt-Colonel John Blashford-Snell
Nemone Lethbridge
Professor Raymond Tallis

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Anya Hindmarch
Castaway · 30 December 2012

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

·Kirsty Young

Professor Raymond Tallis

22°45′S 134°29′W

Professor Raymond Tallis

Castaway · 25 March 2007Kirsty Young

Frederic Raphael

07°32′S 065°01′W

Frederic Raphael

Castaway · 21 February 1981Roy Plomley

Lt-Colonel John Blashford-Snell

10°05′S 112°08′W

Lt-Colonel John Blashford-Snell

Castaway · 30 October 1976Roy Plomley

Mikis Theodorakis — Artist · desert is.land

Nemone Lethbridge

Dame Donna Langley

Anya Hindmarch

Professor Raymond Tallis

Frederic Raphael

Lt-Colonel John Blashford-Snell