Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Roger Désormière

Tuning in…

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

Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Roger Désormière — Artist · desert is.land

Artist

3 episodes

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1960s

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David Hockney
David Hockney on being asked if he had a private income at art school
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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

Kenneth Connor on his first broadcast before the war

Castaway · 22 June 1964Roy Plomley