Emma — Book · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Emma — Book · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Angela Hartnett
Elizabeth Bowen
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Professor Tanya Byron
Sir Oliver Millar

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Tanya Byron on how her grandmother’s murder sparked her interest in psychology
Castaway · 27 October 2013Kirsty Young

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
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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

Kathleen Turner

Kathleen Turner on weeping in her dressing room after a nude scene

Castaway · 14 May 2000Sue Lawley

Sir Oliver Millar

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Sir Oliver Millar

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Elizabeth Bowen

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Elizabeth Bowen

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