Ornette Coleman

desert is.landest. 1942

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2 episodes

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1980s

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Daniel Libeskind
Raymond Briggs

Daniel Libeskind
Daniel Libeskind on the piano his parents hid in a suitcase
Castaway · 29 June 2003Sue Lawley
Raymond Briggs
Raymond Briggs on an art school principal scoffing at his cartoonist dream
Castaway · 4 June 1983Roy Plomley

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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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

desert is.landest. 1942

Find a castaway Most requested Browse the archive About Report a fault

Composer

Ornette Coleman

2 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Daniel Libeskind
Raymond Briggs

Daniel Libeskind
Daniel Libeskind on the piano his parents hid in a suitcase
Castaway · 29 June 2003Sue Lawley
Raymond Briggs
Raymond Briggs on an art school principal scoffing at his cartoonist dream
Castaway · 4 June 1983Roy Plomley

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

Daniel Libeskind

Raymond Briggs

Daniel Libeskind

Raymond Briggs