Gerald Finzi — Composer · desert is.land

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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Composer

Gerald Finzi

5 episodes

Chosen over the decades

5

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

3

Decades seen

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Sir Adrian Boult

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Castaway · 11 March 2001

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

Sir Adrian Boult

07°08′S 041°28′W

Sir Adrian Boult

Castaway · 7 April 1979Roy Plomley

00°53′S 097°26′W

John Arlott

Castaway · 17 May 1975Roy Plomley

Gerald Finzi — Composer · desert is.land