New Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini

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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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Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

New Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini — Artist · desert is.land

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Baroness Maria Von Trapp
Maria Von Trapp on being born on a train with the conductor as midwife
Castaway · 15 January 1983Roy Plomley

desert is.land

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

The listing

Transmission

Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Luciano Pavarotti on not being able to imagine himself alone for more than a day

Castaway · 14 February 1976Roy Plomley