Walter Huston — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Walter Huston — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Artist

Walter Huston

6 episodes

Chosen over the decades

6

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

4

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Joseph Cotten

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
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

Joseph Cotten on his bishop warning him the stage leads to hell

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