John Ireland — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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desert is.landest. 1942

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Composer

John Ireland

4 episodes

Chosen over the decades

4

Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

2

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alexander McCall Smith
Julie Andrews
Ronald Blythe
Sir John Wilson

Alexander McCall Smith
Castaway · 19 June 2005Sue Lawley
Ronald Blythe
Castaway · 15 April 2001Sue Lawley
Sir John Wilson
Castaway · 8 May 1994

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

09°14′S 117°59′W

Julie Andrews

Castaway · 18 October 1992Sue Lawley

John Ireland — Composer · desert is.land