Anna Karenina

desert is.landest. 1942

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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

desert is.landest. 1942

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6 episodes

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1960s

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Anthony Julius
David Nicholls
Melvyn Bragg
Rachel Billington
Rick Stein
Vanessa Redgrave

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Anthony Julius
Castaway · 13 November 2009Kirsty Young
Rick Stein

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 · 1 August 1999

·Sue Lawley

Rachel Billington

06°31′S 088°24′W

Rachel Billington

Castaway · 1 January 1983Roy Plomley

Melvyn Bragg

11°38′S 152°40′W

Melvyn Bragg

Castaway · 7 August 1976Roy Plomley

Vanessa Redgrave

19°06′S 135°41′W

Vanessa Redgrave

Castaway · 13 July 1964Roy Plomley

Anna Karenina — Book · desert is.land

David Nicholls

Anthony Julius

Rick Stein

Rachel Billington

Melvyn Bragg

Vanessa Redgrave