Irving Berlin — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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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

Irving Berlin

42 episodes

Chosen over the decades

42

Total castaways

2000s

Peak decade

8

Decades seen

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Anthony Minghella
Athene Donald
Baroness Trumpington
Benny Hill
Betsy Blair
Cath Kidston
Clive James
Dame Harriet Walter
Dr Catherine Gavin
Eve Arnold
Eve Pollard
Frank McCourt
George Abbott
Greta Gerwig
Ian McMillan
Jack Higgins
James Bolam
Jane Somerville
Jan Morris
Jessica Mitford
John Mortimer
Julia Foster
Lord David Cobbold
Maggie Fitzgibbon
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Michael Pollan
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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
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

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Nicky Haslam

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Athene Donald

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Ronnie Corbett

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Jack Higgins

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Betsy Blair

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Sir Ken Adam

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Jan Morris

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Frank McCourt

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Peter Nichols

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Clive James

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Warren Mitchell

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Warren Mitchell

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Paula Rego

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Anthony Minghella

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Anthony Minghella

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Peggy Mount

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Eve Arnold

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Rt Hon Betty Boothroyd MP

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Baroness Trumpington

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Rt Hon Barbara Castle

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Rt Hon Barbara Castle

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George Abbott

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Wilbur Smith

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Princess Grace of Monaco

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Princess Grace of Monaco

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Mark Elder

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Sir Cecil Beaton

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Dr Catherine Gavin

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Dr Catherine Gavin

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Jessica Mitford

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Jessica Mitford

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James Bolam

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Julia Foster

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Maggie Fitzgibbon

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Maggie Fitzgibbon

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John Mortimer

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Percy Merriman

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Benny Hill

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Irving Berlin — Composer · desert is.land