Frederic Norton — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

Find a castaway Most requested Browse the archive About Report a fault

Tuning in…

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

Frederic Norton — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

Find a castaway Most requested Browse the archive About Report a fault

Composer

Frederic Norton

2 episodes

Chosen over the decades

2

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

2

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

George MacDonald Fraser
Rosina Harrison

George MacDonald Fraser
George MacDonald Fraser on being transfixed by Captain Blood at age ten
Castaway · 14 January 2001Sue Lawley
Rosina Harrison
Rosina Harrison on catching a fish she never got to eat
Castaway · 20 March 1976Roy Plomley

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