Tony Hancock

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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

Tony Hancock — Artist · desert is.land

Artist

4 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1960s

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Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Peter White
Peter White on nagging his mum to let him do the shopping
Castaway · 17 November 2023Lauren Laverne
Sebastian Coe
How a freeze in the 800 metres forced Sebastian Coe to refocus for the 1500 final
Castaway · 15 August 1981Roy Plomley
Ray Reardon

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

Ray Reardon on being buried alive for three hours

Castaway · 24 March 1979Roy Plomley

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Hugh Lloyd on his decision never to laugh at his own jokes

Castaway · 7 June 1965Roy Plomley