The Platters

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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The Platters — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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8 episodes

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1990s

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Dennis Taylor
Franco Zeffirelli
Jackie Mason
Lucy Gannon
Margaret Atwood
Michael White
Sir Malcolm Walker

Sir Malcolm Walker
Malcolm Walker on his father's foot being crushed by a coal cutter
Castaway · 8 January 2023Lauren Laverne
Jackie Mason
Jackie Mason on ignoring Frank Sinatra in Las Vegas
Castaway · 11 March 2012Kirsty Young
Margaret Atwood

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
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

Margaret Atwood on writing her first poem while crossing a football field

Castaway · 13 April 2003Sue Lawley

Lucy Gannon

14°57′S 142°28′W

Lucy Gannon

Lucy Gannon on a friend's memory of her writing poems while playing with birds

Castaway · 30 August 1998Sue Lawley

Michael White

22°54′S 134°13′W

Michael White

Michael White on why we never saw his show 'I'

Castaway · 26 May 1996Sue Lawley

Albert

15°44′S 152°42′W

Albert & Michel Roux

How a wise old man's advice led Albert and Michel Roux to pastry

Castaway · 26 October 1986Michael Parkinson

Dennis Taylor

23°35′S 110°45′W

Dennis Taylor

Dennis Taylor on standing on a lemonade crate to play snooker for the first time

Castaway · 2 February 1986Michael Parkinson

Franco Zeffirelli

15°24′S 125°40′W

Franco Zeffirelli

Franco Zeffirelli on being discovered by ballet critic Richard Buckle

Castaway · 7 January 1978Roy Plomley