Nessun dorma (Turandot) — Giacomo Puccini — Song · desert is.land

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

Nessun dorma (Turandot) — Giacomo Puccini

33 episodes

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Angela Hartnett
Ben Helfgott
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Bruno Tonioli
Dame Eva Turner
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Des Lynam
Dickie Bird
General H Norman Schwarzkopf
Ian Richardson
Julian Clary
Julie Andrews
June Whitfield
Karan Bilimoria
Lord Shawcross
Lynda La Plante
Martina Navratilova
Martin Pipe
Mary Robinson
Matt Smith
Max Boyce
Michael Deeley
Morris West
Polly James
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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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20°35′S 103°51′W

Mary Robinson

Castaway · 28 July 2013Kirsty Young

23°47′S 017°19′W

Beryl Vertue

Castaway · 20 January 2013Kirsty Young

Martina Navratilova

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Martina Navratilova

Castaway · 8 July 2012Kirsty Young

09°49′S 014°25′W

Michael Deeley

Castaway · 14 December 2008Kirsty Young

Stanley McMurtry

20°26′S 005°21′W

Stanley McMurtry

Castaway · 23 March 2008Kirsty Young

23°32′S 050°57′W

Ben Helfgott

Castaway · 1 April 2007Kirsty Young

14°40′S 171°05′W

Julian Clary

Castaway · 25 September 2005Sue Lawley

Sir Bobby Robson

17°35′S 174°15′W

Sir Bobby Robson

Castaway · 5 December 2004Sue Lawley

Karan Bilimoria

07°18′S 068°09′W

Karan Bilimoria

Castaway · 13 June 2004Sue Lawley

19°20′S 151°05′W

Des Lynam

Castaway · 19 November 2000Sue Lawley

07°51′S 048°34′W

Robert Swan

Castaway · 13 August 2000Sue Lawley

04°52′S 037°48′W

Martin Pipe

Castaway · 18 July 1999Sue Lawley

Richard Dunwoody

06°48′S 175°03′W

Richard Dunwoody

Castaway · 4 April 1999Sue Lawley

18°40′S 013°14′W

Dickie Bird

Castaway · 7 April 1996Sue Lawley

Lynda La Plante

22°35′S 159°32′W

Lynda La Plante

Castaway · 23 October 1994Sue Lawley

Shirley Anne Field

00°58′S 101°00′W

Shirley Anne Field

Castaway · 14 November 1993Sue Lawley

General H Norman Schwarzkopf

00°49′S 066°06′W

General H Norman Schwarzkopf

Castaway · 1 November 1992Sue Lawley

09°14′S 117°59′W

Julie Andrews

Castaway · 18 October 1992Sue Lawley

22°20′S 117°50′W

Lord Shawcross

Castaway · 7 July 1991Sue Lawley

00°30′S 091°25′W

June Whitfield

Castaway · 29 April 1990Sue Lawley

01°54′S 093°29′W

Ron Pickering

Castaway · 16 March 1986Michael Parkinson

07°27′S 170°27′W

Ian Richardson

Castaway · 24 September 1983Roy Plomley

17°15′S 120°01′W

Max Boyce

Castaway · 23 April 1983Roy Plomley

Dame Eva Turner

15°40′S 156°29′W

Dame Eva Turner

Castaway · 6 March 1982Roy Plomley

10°25′S 061°32′W

Morris West

Castaway · 27 June 1981Roy Plomley

20°48′S 123°59′W

Polly James

Castaway · 19 October 1974Roy Plomley

05°50′S 149°23′W

Richard Walker

Castaway · 6 July 1974Roy Plomley

Professor Barry Cunliffe

15°52′S 044°17′W

Professor Barry Cunliffe

Castaway · 19 August 1972Roy Plomley

Dame Maggie Teyte

01°36′S 073°03′W

Dame Maggie Teyte

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Nessun dorma (Turandot) — Giacomo Puccini — Song · desert is.land