Johann Strauss II — 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

Johann Strauss II

55 episodes

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55

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Betty Driver
Bill Simpson
Brenda Blethyn
Bruce Tulloh
Dame Beryl Grey
David Broome
Dr Roy Strong
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Eric Shilling
Frances Perry
Frankie Howerd
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Arthur Fiedler
Arthur Fiedler on ringing doorbells to fund free concerts
Castaway · 1 March 1965Roy Plomley

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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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Castaway · 25 March 1963Roy Plomley

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Roy Plomley on singing in Guildford High Street and losing his nerve

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