Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Steven Knight on writing to a Native American school as a 12-year-old
Castaway · 11 August 2024Lauren Laverne

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
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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

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Daniel Radcliffe on asking colleagues to warn him if he got cocky

Castaway · 15 March 2020Lauren Laverne

Stephen Merchant

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Russell Brand

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Russell Brand on bringing crack addicts into the radio studio with him

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Paul Farmer

Steven Knight

Daniel Radcliffe

Stephen Merchant

Anne-Marie Duff

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