I Was Glad — Sir Hubert Parry — Song

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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

desert is.landest. 1942

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Song

I Was Glad — Sir Hubert Parry

11 episodes

Castaways who chose this

Alan Titchmarsh
Anya Hindmarch
Baroness Hale of Richmond
Bishop John Sentamu
Dame Josephine Barnes
Felicity Lott
Judi Dench
Lieutenant Colonel C H Jaeger
Matthew Pinsent
Sir Adrian Boult
Thomas Allen

Baroness Hale of Richmond
Castaway · 19 September 2021Lauren Laverne
Anya Hindmarch
Castaway · 30 December 2012Kirsty Young
Felicity Lott

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

Castaway · 13 July 2008

·Kirsty Young

Matthew Pinsent

07°49′S 081°09′W

Matthew Pinsent

Castaway · 31 October 2004Sue Lawley

Bishop John Sentamu

16°50′S 134°18′W

Bishop John Sentamu

Castaway · 22 June 2003Sue Lawley

Alan Titchmarsh

03°58′S 104°30′W

Alan Titchmarsh

Castaway · 7 July 2002Sue Lawley

Judi Dench

18°08′S 150°43′W

Judi Dench

Castaway · 12 April 1998Sue Lawley

Dame Josephine Barnes

05°37′S 171°33′W

Dame Josephine Barnes

Castaway · 5 March 1989Sue Lawley

Thomas Allen

20°53′S 037°59′W

Thomas Allen

Castaway · 6 November 1982Roy Plomley

Sir Adrian Boult

07°08′S 041°28′W

Sir Adrian Boult

Castaway · 7 April 1979Roy Plomley

Lieutenant Colonel C H Jaeger

02°31′S 163°48′W

Lieutenant Colonel C H Jaeger

Castaway · 18 November 1968Roy Plomley

I Was Glad — Sir Hubert Parry — Song · desert is.land