Seán Ó Riada

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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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Transmission

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

Seán Ó Riada — Composer · desert is.land

Composer

3 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1970s

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Decades seen

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Mary O'Hara
How two breakdowns forced Mary O'Hara to leave the monastery
Castaway · 7 February 1981Roy Plomley
Spike Milligan

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 failing a maths exam stopped Spike Milligan becoming a fighter pilot

Castaway · 4 February 1978Roy Plomley