Jerry Herman — 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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Long wave 198 kHz
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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

Jerry Herman

5 episodes

Chosen over the decades

5

Total castaways

1990s

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4

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Castaway · 8 March 1992

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

Catherine Cookson

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Catherine Cookson

Castaway · 8 September 1984Roy Plomley

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Dirk Bogarde

Castaway · 28 September 1964Roy Plomley

Jerry Herman — Composer · desert is.land