Nicolai Gedda

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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

Nicolai Gedda — Artist · desert is.land

Artist

4 episodes

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1970s

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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

Robert Mayer on his first children's concert in 1923

Castaway · 2 June 1979Roy Plomley

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Charlie Cairoli on his father’s verdict after his first performance

Castaway · 25 December 1976Roy Plomley