Philharmonia Orchestra and Philharmonia Choir, conducted by Otto Klemperer

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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

Philharmonia Orchestra and Philharmonia Choir, conducted by Otto Klemperer — Artist · desert is.land

Artist

2 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

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Castaways who chose this

Michael Wood
How a V-1 bomb narrowly missed Michael Wood during the Blitz
Castaway · 19 March 1983Roy Plomley
P D James
P D James on starting her first novel by getting up early in her late thirties
Castaway · 20 November 1982Roy 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