Concerto in F — George Gershwin — Song

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Concerto in F — George Gershwin — Song · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Song

Concerto in F — George Gershwin

7 episodes

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Bill Bryson
Evelyn Laye
Jule Styne
Luise Rainer
Maria Ewing
Victoria Wood
Wayne Marshall

Wayne Marshall
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Luise Rainer
Luise Rainer on surviving on apples and eggs after leaving home
Castaway · 28 March 1999Sue Lawley
Maria Ewing

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

Maria Ewing on thinking her mother's compliment meant she couldn't play the piano

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Bill Bryson

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Castaway · 31 January 1999Sue Lawley

Victoria Wood

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Victoria Wood

Victoria Wood on writing a song after being rejected for a part in Loot

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Jule Styne

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Jule Styne

Jule Styne on jumping on stage to imitate Harry Lauder aged five

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Evelyn Laye

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Evelyn Laye

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Wayne Marshall

Luise Rainer

Maria Ewing

Bill Bryson

Victoria Wood

Jule Styne

Evelyn Laye