Charles Villiers Stanford

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Charles Villiers Stanford — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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8 episodes

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1960s

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Allan Ahlberg
Dame Maggie Teyte
Derek Oldham
Douglas Reeman
James Bowman
Patience Strong
Sir John Betjeman
Stanley Holloway

Allan Ahlberg
How a girl in the street told Allan Ahlberg he was adopted
Castaway · 14 November 2008Kirsty Young
James Bowman
James Bowman on his voice packing up in the studio
Castaway · 9 April 1995Sue Lawley
Douglas Reeman

desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

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Most requested
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Transmission

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

Douglas Reeman on getting his best friend to swim for him in a full duck uniform

Castaway · 12 March 1983Roy Plomley

Stanley Holloway

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Stanley Holloway

Stanley Holloway on his first job taking his boss's head to be ironed

Castaway · 25 October 1975Roy Plomley

Sir John Betjeman

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Sir John Betjeman

John Betjeman on reciting his poetry in the bath

Castaway · 12 April 1975Roy Plomley

Dame Maggie Teyte

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Dame Maggie Teyte

Maggie Teyte on being told she was forgotten in America

Castaway · 15 April 1968Roy Plomley

Derek Oldham

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Derek Oldham

How a fan told Derek Oldham he went to school with her mother

Castaway · 12 September 1966Roy Plomley

Patience Strong

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Patience Strong

Patience Strong on the book that gave her her pen name

Castaway · 10 January 1966Roy Plomley