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desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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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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Angela Gheorghiu
Christopher Bruce
Frank Skinner
Gareth Malone
Nigel Hawthorne
Yvonne Brewster

Gareth Malone
Castaway · 25 December 2016Kirsty Young
Frank Skinner
Castaway · 13 June 2010Kirsty Young
Yvonne Brewster

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
Report a fault

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

Castaway · 27 March 2005

·Sue Lawley

Angela Gheorghiu

01°13′S 128°40′W

Angela Gheorghiu

Castaway · 4 April 2004Sue Lawley

Christopher Bruce

12°07′S 146°44′W

Christopher Bruce

Castaway · 23 May 1999Sue Lawley

Nigel Hawthorne

08°01′S 108°02′W

Nigel Hawthorne

Castaway · 30 November 1986Michael Parkinson

Language learning book — Book · desert is.land

Gareth Malone

Frank Skinner

Yvonne Brewster

Angela Gheorghiu

Christopher Bruce

Nigel Hawthorne