Sophie Tucker

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

Sophie Tucker — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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6 episodes

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Total castaways

1980s

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Castaways who chose this

Ben Helfgott
Carmen Callil
Charles Aznavour
General Sir John Hackett
Rabbi Lionel Blue
Sophie Tucker

Ben Helfgott
Ben Helfgott on sleeping under sheets for the first time in three years
Castaway · 1 April 2007Kirsty Young
Carmen Callil
Carmen Callil on believing God is after her with a scythe
Castaway · 6 December 1992Sue Lawley
Rabbi Lionel Blue

desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

The listing

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Most requested
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Transmission

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

Lionel Blue on discovering humour in a Quaker meeting

Castaway · 29 May 1988Michael Parkinson

General Sir John Hackett

23°38′S 103°03′W

General Sir John Hackett

John Hackett on escaping German-occupied Holland in a canoe at dawn

Castaway · 21 June 1980Roy Plomley

Charles Aznavour

12°16′S 068°26′W

Charles Aznavour

Charles Aznavour on selling chocolate and stockings on the black market during the occupation

Castaway · 6 May 1978Roy Plomley

Sophie Tucker

04°37′S 148°13′W

Sophie Tucker

Sophie Tucker on falling flat on her backside and becoming a comedian

Castaway · 1 September 1963Roy Plomley

Ben Helfgott

Carmen Callil

Rabbi Lionel Blue

General Sir John Hackett

Charles Aznavour

Sophie Tucker