John Bacchus Dykes — 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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Broadcasting since 1942
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

John Bacchus Dykes

4 episodes

Chosen over the decades

3

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

1

Decade seen

Castaways who chose this

A N Wilson
James Clavell
Rosemary Sutcliff

Rosemary Sutcliff
Castaway · 1 October 1983Roy Plomley
A N Wilson
Castaway · 30 April 1983Roy Plomley
Duke & Duchess of Devonshire

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

Castaway · 28 August 1982

05°24′S 050°23′W

James Clavell

Castaway · 14 November 1981Roy Plomley

John Bacchus Dykes — Composer · desert is.land