Four Quartets

desert is.landest. 1942

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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
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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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1990s

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Dr George Carey
Jack Higgins
Jeanette Winterson
Kate Mosse
Maxwell Hutchinson
Stephen Fry

Kate Mosse
Castaway · 25 June 2023Lauren Laverne
Stephen Fry
Castaway · 21 June 2015Kirsty Young
Dr George Carey

desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

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Most requested
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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

Castaway · 7 May 1995

·Sue Lawley

Jeanette Winterson

12°01′S 067°52′W

Jeanette Winterson

Castaway · 9 October 1994Sue Lawley

Maxwell Hutchinson

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Maxwell Hutchinson

Castaway · 1 September 1991Sue Lawley

Jack Higgins

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Jack Higgins

Castaway · 12 December 1981Roy Plomley

Four Quartets — Book · desert is.land

Kate Mosse

Stephen Fry

Dr George Carey

Jeanette Winterson

Maxwell Hutchinson

Jack Higgins