The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde

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The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde — Book · desert is.land

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5 episodes

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2000s

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Monica Galetti
Monica Galetti on cutting off the top of her finger during a cookery demo
Castaway · 31 January 2021Lauren Laverne
Morrissey
Morrissey on standing on a table to sing aged 10
Castaway · 29 November 2009Kirsty Young

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

Paulo Coelho on escaping a psychiatric hospital twice

Castaway · 3 July 2005Sue Lawley

18°56′S 014°25′W

Anthony Andrews on his only memory of his father coming home with a drum

Castaway · 5 April 1987Michael Parkinson

21°33′S 125°57′W

Castaway · 18 January 1960Roy Plomley