Heroes — David Bowie — Song

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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desert is.landest. 1942

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Heroes — David Bowie

7 episodes

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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
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

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Claire Horton

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Castaway · 16 November 2003Sue Lawley

Archie Norman MP

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Archie Norman MP

Castaway · 1 March 1998Sue Lawley

Heroes — David Bowie — Song · desert is.land

Mary Greenwell

Dame Sarah Storey

Professor Nick Webborn

Claire Horton

Shami Chakrabarti

Jeremy Clarkson

Archie Norman MP