New Philharmonia Orchestra

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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New Philharmonia Orchestra — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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7 episodes

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1980s

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Castaways who chose this

Barbara Dickson
Charlotte Lamb
Delia Smith
Giuseppe Di Stefano
John Boorman
Polly James
Russell Harty

Barbara Dickson
Barbara Dickson on singing into a toothpaste tube in the bathroom
Castaway · 17 December 1995Sue Lawley
John Boorman
John Boorman on being turned down as a clapper boy
Castaway · 2 May 1993Sue Lawley
Charlotte Lamb

desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

The listing

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Most requested
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Transmission

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

Charlotte Lamb on writing an entire novel in three days

Castaway · 10 September 1983Roy Plomley

Delia Smith

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Delia Smith

Delia Smith on washing up in a restaurant to learn to cook

Castaway · 5 June 1982Roy Plomley

Giuseppe Di Stefano

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Giuseppe Di Stefano

How a sergeant's sleepless night saved Giuseppe Di Stefano from the Russian front

Castaway · 20 June 1981Roy Plomley

Russell Harty

08°55′S 138°00′W

Russell Harty

Russell Harty on turning down a Granada job for teaching

Castaway · 21 March 1981Roy Plomley

Polly James

20°48′S 123°59′W

Polly James

How Polly James was left on the quayside while filming a boat scene

Castaway · 19 October 1974Roy Plomley

Barbara Dickson

John Boorman

Charlotte Lamb

Delia Smith

Giuseppe Di Stefano

Russell Harty

Polly James