The Corries

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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

The Corries — Artist · desert is.land

Artist

4 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2020s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Professor Nick Webborn
Nick Webborn on the moment he heard a crack in his neck on a rugby field
Castaway · 27 February 2022Lauren Laverne
Helen McCrory
Helen McCrory on being told to live a bit during her drama school audition
Castaway · 28 June 2020Lauren Laverne

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

How writing a textbook on holiday helped Sue Black unwind

Castaway · 18 October 2015Kirsty Young

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Colin Montgomerie on turning heckling into determination at the Ryder Cup

Castaway · 12 March 2000Sue Lawley