Philip Larkin — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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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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Broadcasting since 1942
Long wave 198 kHz
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Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

desert is.landest. 1942

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Artist

Philip Larkin

4 episodes

Chosen over the decades

4

Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

3

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alan Plater
Andrew Motion
Barbara Pym
Richard Hoggart

Andrew Motion
Castaway · 22 March 1998Sue Lawley
Richard Hoggart
Castaway · 15 October 1995Sue Lawley
Alan Plater
Castaway · 15 October 1989

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
About

Transmission

Broadcasting since 1942
Long wave 198 kHz
An unofficial archive companion
Report a fault

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

23°00′S 101°04′W

Barbara Pym

Castaway · 29 July 1978Roy Plomley

Philip Larkin — Artist · desert is.land