Paul Weller

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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8 episodes

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2010s

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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

·Lauren Laverne

Lee Mack

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Lee Mack

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Lord Prescott

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Castaway · 19 February 2012Kirsty Young

Professor Brian Cox

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Professor Brian Cox

Castaway · 30 December 2011Kirsty Young

Karren Brady

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Paul Abbott

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Paul Abbott

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Paul Weller — Composer · desert is.land