Marguerite Monnot

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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Total castaways

1990s

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Ken Loach
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Robin Hanbury-Tenison
Sir Torquil Norman

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Castaway · 12 December 2010Kirsty Young
Lord David Cobbold
Castaway · 8 August 2010Kirsty Young
Imelda Staunton

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

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Marguerite Monnot — Composer · desert is.land

Sir Torquil Norman

Lord David Cobbold

Imelda Staunton

Ken Loach

Prue Leith

Albert & Michel Roux

Robin Hanbury-Tenison