Joseph Kosma

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
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

desert is.landest. 1942

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7 episodes

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1980s

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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

·Roy Plomley

Topol

18°48′S 179°35′W

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Castaway · 15 October 1983Roy Plomley

George Chisholm

02°00′S 165°37′W

George Chisholm

Castaway · 13 March 1982Roy Plomley

Frankie Howerd

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Frankie Howerd

Castaway · 23 January 1982Roy Plomley

Joan Fontaine

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Joan Fontaine

Castaway · 25 November 1978Roy Plomley

Joseph Kosma — Composer · desert is.land

Leslie Caron

Julian Critchley

Gayatri Devi

Topol

George Chisholm

Frankie Howerd

Joan Fontaine