Vernon Duke — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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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

Vernon Duke

5 episodes

Chosen over the decades

5

Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

3

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Barry Manilow
Elisabeth Welch
Lewis Wolpert
Ron Goodwin
Ronnie Corbett

Barry Manilow
Castaway · 27 September 2009Kirsty Young
Ronnie Corbett
Castaway · 21 October 2007Kirsty Young
Lewis Wolpert

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

Castaway · 6 October 1996

Elisabeth Welch

07°55′S 179°01′W

Elisabeth Welch

Castaway · 18 November 1990Sue Lawley

15°13′S 113°23′W

Ron Goodwin

Castaway · 11 August 1984Roy Plomley

Vernon Duke — Composer · desert is.land