Alice in Wonderland

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

Alice in Wonderland — Book · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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9 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1960s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Adele Leigh
Alfred Marks
Boyd Neel
Chris Riddell
Fiona Hill
Gyorgy Ligeti
Michael Ffolkes
Paul Gallico
Vivienne

Fiona Hill
Fiona Hill on bleeding from the nose at her Oxford interview
Castaway · 8 May 2022Lauren Laverne
Chris Riddell
Chris Riddell on getting into trouble for drawing on his father's wall
Castaway · 8 March 2020Lauren Laverne
Adele Leigh

desert is.land

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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

Adele Leigh on bursting into tears after her first night applause in Follies

Castaway · 10 January 1988Michael Parkinson

Michael Ffolkes

11°13′S 124°26′W

Michael Ffolkes

Michael Ffolkes on selling his first cartoon aged ten

Castaway · 19 October 1984Roy Plomley

Gyorgy Ligeti

08°50′S 070°08′W

Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti on how Stanley Kubrick used his music without permission

Castaway · 18 December 1982Roy Plomley

Vivienne

06°00′S 116°35′W

Vivienne

Castaway · 22 July 1963Roy Plomley

Boyd Neel

11°39′S 092°06′W

Boyd Neel

Castaway · 1 July 1963Roy Plomley

Paul Gallico

22°53′S 059°13′W

Paul Gallico

Castaway · 4 December 1961Roy Plomley

Alfred Marks

09°14′S 008°30′W

Alfred Marks

Castaway · 25 May 1959Roy Plomley