Ludovico Einaudi

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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

Ludovico Einaudi — Composer · desert is.land

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3 episodes

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Total castaways

2020s

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Castaways who chose this

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Gareth Southgate OBE
Gareth Southgate on not being able to execute a penalty under pressure
Castaway · 22 December 2024Lauren Laverne

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

Lyse Doucet on coming home to Canada after months in Afghanistan

Castaway · 30 January 2022Lauren Laverne