Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler

desert is.landest. 1942

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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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Broadcasting since 1942
Long wave 198 kHz
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Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

desert is.landest. 1942

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Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler

6 episodes

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1980s

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Donald Sinden
Kyra Vayne
Leonide Massine
Lorin Maazel
Ronald Harwood
Zubin Mehta

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Ronald Harwood
Castaway · 27 August 2000Sue Lawley
Kyra Vayne
Castaway · 24 March 1996Sue Lawley

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

Zubin Mehta

05°39′S 021°43′W

Zubin Mehta

Castaway · 30 June 1984Roy Plomley

Donald Sinden

07°50′S 021°38′W

Donald Sinden

Castaway · 14 August 1982Roy Plomley

Leonide Massine

20°27′S 117°08′W

Leonide Massine

Castaway · 22 April 1972Roy Plomley

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler — Artist · desert is.land

Lorin Maazel

Ronald Harwood

Kyra Vayne

Zubin Mehta

Donald Sinden

Leonide Massine