Desert Island Discs

Guests discuss eight songs that define their lives KI-Zusammenfassung

BBC Radio 4 Zur Website › Society & Culture · EN · 2000 Folgen · zuletzt 08.11.2026

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Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

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