The Worst Journey in the World

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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

The Worst Journey in the World — Book · desert is.land

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3 episodes

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1980s

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Ben Saunders
Ben Saunders on his father's biscuit tin of press cuttings
Castaway · 14 February 2016Kirsty Young
Ann Daniels
How a nurse told Ann Daniels she wouldn't cope with her triplets
Castaway · 21 January 2007Kirsty Young
Beryl Bainbridge

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

How a poem got Beryl Bainbridge expelled from school

Castaway · 9 March 1986Michael Parkinson