Carl Maria von Weber

desert is.landest. 1942

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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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Broadcasting since 1942
Long wave 198 kHz
An unofficial archive companion
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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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1960s

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Boris Christoff
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Edward Downes
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Rex Harrison
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Castaway · 20 October 1979

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
Browse the archive
About

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

·Roy Plomley

Boris Christoff

19°24′S 140°22′W

Boris Christoff

Castaway · 18 August 1979Roy Plomley

Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

07°21′S 117°18′W

Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

Castaway · 20 December 1969Roy Plomley

Edward Downes

03°23′S 158°07′W

Edward Downes

Castaway · 17 February 1969Roy Plomley

Carl Maria von Weber — Composer · desert is.land

Lady Natasha Spender

Dennis Potter

Rex Harrison

Boris Christoff

Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

Edward Downes