Thomas Arne

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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

Thomas Arne — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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6 episodes

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1980s

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Alec Clifton-Taylor
Eric Shilling
HRH Princess Margaret
Sir Christopher Bland
Sir Michael Hordern
Wendy Richard

Sir Christopher Bland
Christopher Bland on saying bollocks in the council chamber
Castaway · 14 April 2002Sue Lawley
Wendy Richard
Wendy Richard on being doorstepped while trying to walk her dog
Castaway · 9 July 1995Sue Lawley

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

Sir Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern on being compared to an Armenian carpet seller

Castaway · 15 February 1987Michael Parkinson

Eric Shilling

14°02′S 026°00′W

Eric Shilling

How singing in the office got Eric Shilling into trouble

Castaway · 30 May 1981Roy Plomley

HRH Princess Margaret

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HRH Princess Margaret

Princess Margaret on packing for a weekend at Windsor and staying five years

Castaway · 17 January 1981Roy Plomley

Alec Clifton-Taylor

05°20′S 072°45′W

Alec Clifton-Taylor

Alec Clifton-Taylor on escaping his family to rush into a church as a child

Castaway · 30 September 1978Roy Plomley

Sir Christopher Bland

Wendy Richard

Eric Shilling

HRH Princess Margaret

Alec Clifton-Taylor