Umberto Giordano — Composer · desert is.land

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
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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

Umberto Giordano

5 episodes

Chosen over the decades

5

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

4

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Castaway · 30 August 1980

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

13°07′S 097°57′W

David Hockney

Castaway · 5 February 1972Roy Plomley

18°43′S 062°51′W

Derek Oldham

Castaway · 12 September 1966Roy Plomley

Umberto Giordano — Composer · desert is.land