Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

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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7 episodes

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2000s

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Gian Carlo Menotti
Nigel Slater
Penelope Leach
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Richard Adams
Sir Gregory Doran
Sir Timothy Clifford

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Castaway · 25 March 2007Kirsty Young
Nigel Slater
Castaway · 5 June 2005

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

·Sue Lawley

Sir Timothy Clifford

12°31′S 144°55′W

Sir Timothy Clifford

Castaway · 20 May 2001Sue Lawley

Penelope Leach

08°28′S 020°31′W

Penelope Leach

Castaway · 13 September 1992Sue Lawley

Gian Carlo Menotti

00°33′S 167°20′W

Gian Carlo Menotti

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Richard Adams

00°38′S 036°44′W

Richard Adams

Castaway · 5 November 1977Roy Plomley

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Composer · desert is.land

Sir Gregory Doran

Professor Raymond Tallis

Nigel Slater

Sir Timothy Clifford

Penelope Leach

Gian Carlo Menotti

Richard Adams