Malcolm Arnold

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desert is.land

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

Malcolm Arnold — Composer · desert is.land

Composer

5 episodes

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1990s

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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

Transmission

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

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Anthony Dowell on having his knees inspected by Dame Ninette de Valois

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