Patti Smith

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

Patti Smith — Artist · desert is.land

Artist

4 episodes

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Total castaways

2010s

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Castaways who chose this

Jenny Sealey
Jenny Sealey on the playground accident that left her unable to hear
Castaway · 17 March 2024Lauren Laverne
Deborah Levy
Deborah Levy on being asked if she was dumb at school
Castaway · 16 January 2022Lauren Laverne
Tracey Thorn

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

How a wartime pen pal brought Tracey Thorn's parents together

Castaway · 18 November 2018Lauren Laverne

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Alexandra Shulman on her English teacher saying she might work in a kindergarten

Castaway · 16 June 2013Kirsty Young