His Dark Materials

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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

His Dark Materials — Book · desert is.land

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2010s

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Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran on his cousin's ultimatum to calm down
Castaway · 7 May 2017Kirsty Young
Alison Moyet
Alison Moyet on taking a hammer to her gold discs
Castaway · 18 May 2014Kirsty Young
Antonio Carluccio

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

Antonio Carluccio on the sad state of Italian food when he arrived in London

Castaway · 6 July 2008Kirsty Young