Joseph Canteloube — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Joseph Canteloube — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Composer

Joseph Canteloube

16 episodes

Chosen over the decades

16

Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

5

Decades seen

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David Wall
Denise Robertson
Frank Bough
Ian Richardson
James Burke
Joss Ackland
Ken Loach
Lord Alexander
Richard Mabey
Robert Hardy
Rt Hon. Denis Healey
Sir Alec Broers
Sir Harry Secombe
Sir James Callaghan
Thomas Keneally

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Castaway · 27 May 2012Kirsty Young
Thomas Keneally
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Castaway · 22 July 2007Kirsty Young

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

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Ian Richardson

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