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

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desert is.landest. 1942

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Luxury

7 episodes

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1960s

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Castaways who chose this

Ann Daniels
Cressida Dick
Jack de Manio
Ken Dodd
Naomi Jacob
Sir Richard Woolley
Talbot Duckmanton

Cressida Dick
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Ann Daniels
How a nurse told Ann Daniels she wouldn't cope with her triplets
Castaway · 21 January 2007Kirsty Young

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

Ken Dodd

How Ken Dodd sent away for itching powder and stink bombs

Castaway · 3 June 1990Sue Lawley

Talbot Duckmanton

19°48′S 160°01′W

Talbot Duckmanton

Castaway · 3 October 1966Roy Plomley

Sir Richard Woolley

05°44′S 137°46′W

Sir Richard Woolley

Castaway · 15 March 1965Roy Plomley

Jack de Manio

06°28′S 148°44′W

Jack de Manio

Jack de Manio on winning a music prize for pretending to play the piano

Castaway · 26 December 1964Roy Plomley

Naomi Jacob

14°22′S 166°50′W

Naomi Jacob

Castaway · 9 June 1958Roy Plomley

Cressida Dick

Ann Daniels

Talbot Duckmanton

Sir Richard Woolley

Jack de Manio

Naomi Jacob