Otis Blackwell

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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

Otis Blackwell — Composer · desert is.land

Composer

3 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2000s

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John Humphrys
John Humphrys on fearing his career was over after Jonathan Aitken's accusation
Castaway · 6 January 2008Kirsty Young

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

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

Castaway · 21 September 2003Sue Lawley