John Farmer

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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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Transmission

Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

John Farmer — Composer · desert is.land

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3 episodes

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2000s

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Countess Elizabeth Longford
Elizabeth Longford on her mother fighting a swan at Regent's Park Lake
Castaway · 23 June 2002Sue Lawley
Lord Deedes
How a gun deal landed Bill Deedes his first journalism job
Castaway · 5 August 2001Sue Lawley

desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

The listing

Transmission

Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Robin Butler on why he couldn't bring himself to become a lawyer

Castaway · 21 February 1993Sue Lawley