Sigmund Romberg

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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6 episodes

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1980s

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Barbara Woodhouse
Kenneth Macmillan
Michael Crawford
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Yoko Ono

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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

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Kenneth Macmillan

14°10′S 041°49′W

Kenneth Macmillan

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Barbara Woodhouse

14°36′S 077°39′W

Barbara Woodhouse

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Michael Crawford

18°49′S 115°57′W

Michael Crawford

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Sigmund Romberg — Composer · desert is.land

Robert Plant

Yoko Ono

Sir Norman Wisdom

Kenneth Macmillan

Barbara Woodhouse

Michael Crawford