1812 Overture — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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desert is.landest. 1942

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Song

1812 Overture — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

13 episodes

Castaways who chose this

Alan Pascoe
Arthur English
Arthur Scargill
Conrad Black
Dr George Carey
Fred Trueman
Lord Stevens
Lord Tebbit
Michael Winner
Sandy Powell
Sir Alec Rose
Tristan Jones

Lord Stevens
Castaway · 17 November 2006Kirsty Young
Michael Winner
Castaway · 9 October 2005Sue Lawley
Dr George Carey
Castaway · 7 May 1995

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

·Sue Lawley

Conrad Black

18°32′S 167°48′W

Conrad Black

Castaway · 27 March 1994Sue Lawley

Lord Tebbit

09°51′S 093°30′W

Lord Tebbit

Castaway · 29 November 1992Sue Lawley

Arthur Scargill

09°50′S 003°31′W

Arthur Scargill

Castaway · 10 April 1988Michael Parkinson

Arthur English

06°44′S 171°05′W

Arthur English

Castaway · 7 May 1983Roy Plomley

Tristan Jones

15°15′S 158°11′W

Tristan Jones

Castaway · 23 August 1980Roy Plomley

Fred Trueman

10°21′S 110°12′W

Fred Trueman

Castaway · 19 August 1978Roy Plomley

Alan Pascoe

20°14′S 177°33′W

Alan Pascoe

Castaway · 10 July 1976Roy Plomley

Sir Alec Rose

18°21′S 132°43′W

Sir Alec Rose

Castaway · 7 April 1969Roy Plomley

Sandy Powell

21°26′S 031°55′W

Sandy Powell

Castaway · 25 November 1968Roy Plomley

Captain John Ridgway

20°02′S 045°35′W

Captain John Ridgway & Sargeant Chay Blyth

Castaway · 5 December 1966Roy Plomley

1812 Overture — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Song · desert is.land