Dizzy Gillespie

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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2000s

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Alison Balsom
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Neil Jordan
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Hugh Masekela

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

Castaway · 11 July 2004

·Sue Lawley

Neil Jordan

23°26′S 177°51′W

Neil Jordan

Castaway · 23 January 2000Sue Lawley

Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP

09°31′S 140°24′W

Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP

Castaway · 20 February 1994Sue Lawley

Fenella Fielding

06°45′S 130°32′W

Fenella Fielding

Castaway · 5 June 1967Roy Plomley

Dizzy Gillespie — Composer · desert is.land

Clive Myrie

Alison Balsom

Hugh Masekela

Neil Jordan

Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP

Fenella Fielding