Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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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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Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra

4 episodes

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4

Total castaways

1970s

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

Castaway · 23 December 1978

15°44′S 055°46′W

John Mills

Castaway · 22 December 1973Roy Plomley

Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra — Artist · desert is.land