Tony Hancock and Kenneth Williams

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

Tony Hancock and Kenneth Williams — Artist · desert is.land

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5 episodes

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1970s

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Stuart Rose on his father being adopted by a Quaker lady named Nona Ransom
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Marti Caine

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 a gardening book gave Marti Caine her stage name

Castaway · 24 March 1991Sue Lawley

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Leslie Grantham on buying cat food for a cat he didn't have

Castaway · 9 April 1989Sue Lawley

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Oliver Ford on finding himself in the middle of a minefield

Castaway · 5 March 1977Roy Plomley