Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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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

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra — Artist · desert is.land

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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

James Bowman on his voice packing up in the studio

Castaway · 9 April 1995Sue Lawley

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How a secret about her age helped Diana Dors land her first film role

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