Ry Cooder

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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

Ry Cooder — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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7 episodes

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1980s

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Castaway · 24 June 2001Sue Lawley

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

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Castaway · 27 October 1996Sue Lawley

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Antony Sher

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Antony Sher on the rejection that made him determined to be an actor

Castaway · 6 December 1987Michael Parkinson

Eric Idle

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Eric Idle on being banned in Rutland

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Carmen Callil

Lenny Henry

Antony Sher

Eric Idle