Ultravox — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Ultravox — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Ultravox

3 episodes

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1990s

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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

Find a castaway
Most requested
Browse the archive
About

Transmission

Broadcasting since 1942
Long wave 198 kHz
An unofficial archive companion
Report a fault

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

Castaway · 4 April 1999