Dawn (Four Sea Interludes) — Benjamin Britten — Song · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Dawn (Four Sea Interludes) — Benjamin Britten — Song · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Dawn (Four Sea Interludes) — Benjamin Britten

14 episodes

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André Previn
Benjamin Luxon
Dame Fanny Waterman
Dame Joan Bakewell
David Dimbleby
Jane Glover
Joanna Trollope
Nicholas Hytner
Pat Barker
Paul Eddington
Quentin Blake
Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP
Sir Peter Pears
Sir Trevor Nunn

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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

Find a castaway
Most requested
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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

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André Previn

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Sir Peter Pears

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Paul Eddington

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Benjamin Luxon

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