Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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desert is.landest. 1942

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Artist

Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra

4 episodes

Chosen over the decades

4

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

3

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Bing Crosby
Dennis Brain
Earl Hines
Ian Carmichael

Earl Hines
Castaway · 24 May 1980Roy Plomley
Ian Carmichael
Castaway · 9 June 1979Roy Plomley
Bing Crosby
Castaway · 27 December 1975

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

21°35′S 103°57′W

Dennis Brain

Castaway · 13 August 1956Roy Plomley

Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra — Artist · desert is.land