Karl Jenkins

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

Karl Jenkins — Composer · desert is.land

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2000s

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Karl Jenkins

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

Karl Jenkins on returning to Wales for his father's funeral

Castaway · 10 December 2006Kirsty Young

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How leaving Wales left Bryn Terfel crying every night for six weeks

Castaway · 21 September 2003Sue Lawley