Gilbert and Sullivan

Tuning in…

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

Gilbert and Sullivan — Composer · desert is.land

Composer

3 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

Decades seen

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Percy Press

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

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