Chris de Burgh

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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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Transmission

Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Chris de Burgh — Composer · desert is.land

Composer

3 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1990s

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Castaways who chose this

Chris De Burgh
Chris De Burgh on not wanting to be a grandfather saying he could have been a great singer
Castaway · 26 July 1998Sue Lawley
David Wynne
David Wynne on sending a cheeky note to Jacob Epstein
Castaway · 11 May 1997Sue Lawley
Jackie Charlton

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

Jackie Charlton on fighting for the warmest spot in his childhood bed

Castaway · 20 October 1996Sue Lawley