Cello

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desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

The listing

Transmission

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

Cello — Luxury · desert is.land

Luxury

5 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2020s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Sheku Kanneh-Mason on why he didn't stay for 'Rule Britannia' at the Proms
Castaway · 21 January 2024Lauren Laverne
Jenny Beavan
Jenny Beavan on the headlines after collecting a BAFTA in a leather jacket
Castaway · 19 February 2023Lauren Laverne
Sonia Friedman

desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

The listing

Transmission

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

Sonia Friedman on writing a Harold Pinter pause into the prompt script

Castaway · 4 June 2017Kirsty Young

04°12′S 128°53′W

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch on why she owes her life to the cello

Castaway · 25 August 1996Sue Lawley

19°03′S 063°26′W

Terry Hands on applying to RADA as an afterthought

Castaway · 8 August 1981Roy Plomley