Larousse Gastronomique

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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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Larousse Gastronomique — Book · desert is.land

Book

3 episodes

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Total castaways

1960s

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Castaways who chose this

Janet Street-Porter
Janet Street-Porter on her childhood fantasy of being a swapped baby
Castaway · 23 November 2008Kirsty Young
David Hare
David Hare on writing a play in four days after a playwright let him down
Castaway · 26 February 1989Sue Lawley
Marjorie Proops

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

Castaway · 22 April 1963Roy Plomley