Stephen Sondheim — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Broadcasting since 1942
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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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Composer

Stephen Sondheim

50 episodes

Chosen over the decades

49

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

6

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Abi Morgan
Adele Leigh
Alan Alda
Alan Titchmarsh
Alec McCowen
Blanche Marvin
Cameron Mackintosh
Christopher Reeve
Claire Rayner
Dame Judi Dench
David Croft
David Jason OBE
Elisabeth Welch
Francesca Simon
Frankie Howerd
Glynis Johns
Gorden Kaye
Gyles Brandreth
Heidi Thomas
Helene Hanff
Herbert Kretzmer
Jessie Buckley
Joss Ackland
Julia McKenzie
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Robert Webb

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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Stephen Sondheim — Composer · desert is.land