Django Reinhardt

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Django Reinhardt — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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1960s

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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
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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

Julian Bream

Julian Bream on being caught playing his father's guitar

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Caterina Valente

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Ken Sykora

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Julian Bream

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Castaway · 5 June 1961Roy Plomley

Judy Grinham

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Judy Grinham

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Castaway · 9 March 1959Roy Plomley

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Sir Ken Adam

Caterina Valente

Ken Sykora

Julian Bream

Judy Grinham