Stephen Schwartz — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Stephen Schwartz — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Stephen Schwartz

5 episodes

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1970s

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Jeremy Irons
Polly James
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Castaway · 17 August 2008Kirsty Young

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
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Transmission

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

How failing science exams ended Jeremy Irons's dream of being a vet

Castaway · 2 November 1986Michael Parkinson

Charlotte Rampling

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Charlotte Rampling

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Castaway · 3 April 1976Roy Plomley

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Polly James

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Castaway · 19 October 1974Roy Plomley