Germinal

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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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Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Germinal — Book · desert is.land

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Lord Alf Dubs
Alf Dubs on the policewoman who asked if his speech would make any difference
Castaway · 15 June 2025Lauren Laverne
Brian Moore
Brian Moore on seeking out his birth mother
Castaway · 26 February 2012Kirsty Young
Sir Kyffin Williams

desert is.land

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

The listing

Transmission

Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Kyffin Williams on cutting holes in his own paintings with a Stanley knife

Castaway · 10 June 2001Sue Lawley