Renée Fleming

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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6 episodes

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2000s

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Edmund de Waal
Lord Browne
Nicky Haslam
Nicola Benedetti
Renee Fleming
Sir Howard Stringer

Nicola Benedetti
Nicola Benedetti on choosing to practise over a birthday party aged eight
Castaway · 12 January 2014Kirsty Young
Sir Howard Stringer
Howard Stringer on having lunch with Henry VIII
Castaway · 6 January 2013Kirsty Young

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

Edmund de Waal

Edmund de Waal on the joyful sound of breaking porcelain

Castaway · 25 November 2012Kirsty Young

Nicky Haslam

22°01′S 176°19′W

Nicky Haslam

How Nicky Haslam went to work with a face the size of a football after a facelift

Castaway · 2 August 2009Kirsty Young

Lord Browne

07°20′S 151°54′W

Lord Browne

John Browne on a professor who thought his business ambition was funny

Castaway · 2 July 2006Sue Lawley

Renee Fleming

17°45′S 070°17′W

Renee Fleming

Renee Fleming on meeting Placido Domingo for the first time mid-scene

Castaway · 18 November 2005Sue Lawley

Renée Fleming — Artist · desert is.land

Nicola Benedetti

Sir Howard Stringer

Nicky Haslam

Lord Browne

Renee Fleming