Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra

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desert is.land

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

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Transmission

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

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

Artist

4 episodes

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1970s

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Castaways who chose this

Earl Hines
How Earl Hines made his first record in a room full of steam
Castaway · 24 May 1980Roy Plomley
Ian Carmichael
Ian Carmichael on his first role as a robot
Castaway · 9 June 1979Roy Plomley
Bing Crosby

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

Bing Crosby on quitting law school to play in a band at a Chinese restaurant

Castaway · 27 December 1975Roy Plomley

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Dennis Brain on his father offering him an old horn to try

Castaway · 13 August 1956Roy Plomley