Daphnis et Chloé — Maurice Ravel — Song · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Daphnis et Chloé — Maurice Ravel — Song · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Song

Daphnis et Chloé — Maurice Ravel

13 episodes

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Anna Moffo
Brian Blessed
Dame Margot Fonteyn
George Martin
Henry Williamson
Julia McKenzie
Miklos Rozsa
Paul Tortelier
Ron Goodwin
Ronnie Scott
Sir Anton Dolin
Tasmin Little
Vlado Perlemuter

Tasmin Little
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George Martin
George Martin on the morning in June 1962 when the Beatles walked into Abbey Road
Castaway · 19 November 1995Sue Lawley

desert is.land

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

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Broadcasting since 1942
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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

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Ron Goodwin

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Vlado Perlemuter

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Sir Anton Dolin

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Sir Anton Dolin

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Castaway · 12 June 1982Roy Plomley

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Julia McKenzie

Julia McKenzie on her first job as an understudy after only seeing the show three times

Castaway · 10 April 1982Roy Plomley

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Anna Moffo

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Castaway · 20 November 1976Roy Plomley

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Ronnie Scott

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Castaway · 31 January 1976Roy Plomley

Henry Williamson

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Henry Williamson

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Dame Margot Fonteyn

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Paul Tortelier

Paul Tortelier on his mother's ambition that he become a cellist

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