Aretha Franklin — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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desert is.landest. 1942

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Artist

Aretha Franklin

39 episodes

Chosen over the decades

37

Total castaways

2010s

Peak decade

6

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Adeel Akhtar
Alan Carr
Anna Raeburn
Annie Lennox
Billie Jean King
Bruce Oldfield
Dame Prue Leith
David Nicholls
David Olusoga
David Sedaris
Ebony Rainford-Brent
Frank Warren
Glen Tetley
Griff Rhys Jones
Inga Beale
John Legend
Julian Clary
Kim Cattrall
Lemn Sissay
Levi Roots
Marin Alsop
Michael Johnson
Michael McIntyre
Michael Rosen
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Castaway · 18 January 2026Lauren Laverne
Ebony Rainford-Brent
Castaway · 8 December 2024Lauren Laverne
David Nicholls

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 · 21 July 2024

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Peter Doig

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David Sedaris

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John Legend

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Dame Prue Leith

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Professor Sir Simon Wessely

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Professor Sir Simon Wessely

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David Olusoga

Castaway · 10 January 2021Lauren Laverne

Sir Cliff Richard

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Sir Cliff Richard

Castaway · 20 December 2020Lauren Laverne

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Alan Carr

Castaway · 23 December 2018Lauren Laverne

Billie Jean King

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Billie Jean King

Castaway · 15 July 2018Kirsty Young

Siddhartha Mukherjee

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Siddhartha Mukherjee

Castaway · 1 October 2017Kirsty Young

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Levi Roots

Castaway · 17 July 2016Kirsty Young

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Inga Beale

Castaway · 15 May 2016Kirsty Young

Yinka Shonibare

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Yinka Shonibare

Castaway · 13 March 2016Kirsty Young

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Lemn Sissay

Castaway · 11 October 2015Kirsty Young

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Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran

Castaway · 27 September 2015Kirsty Young

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Marin Alsop

Castaway · 28 September 2014Kirsty Young

Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin

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Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin

Castaway · 19 January 2014Kirsty Young

Nicola Benedetti

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Nicola Benedetti

Castaway · 12 January 2014Kirsty Young

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Val McDermid

Castaway · 14 July 2013Kirsty Young

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Noah Stewart

Castaway · 14 October 2012Kirsty Young

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Simon McBurney

Castaway · 15 July 2012Kirsty Young

Michael Johnson

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Michael Johnson

Castaway · 16 October 2011Kirsty Young

Michael McIntyre

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Michael McIntyre

Castaway · 17 July 2011Kirsty Young

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Sir Tom Jones

Castaway · 26 September 2010Kirsty Young

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Frank Warren

Castaway · 24 January 2010Kirsty Young

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Annie Lennox

Castaway · 11 May 2008Kirsty Young

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Michael Rosen

Castaway · 6 August 2006Sue Lawley

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Julian Clary

Castaway · 25 September 2005Sue Lawley

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Kim Cattrall

Castaway · 26 December 2004Sue Lawley

Paul Whitehouse

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Paul Whitehouse

Castaway · 2 February 2003Sue Lawley

Griff Rhys Jones

07°18′S 083°24′W

Griff Rhys Jones

Castaway · 11 February 2001Sue Lawley

07°41′S 145°40′W

Phil Collins

Castaway · 19 December 1993Sue Lawley

12°14′S 102°37′W

Bruce Oldfield

Castaway · 9 February 1986Michael Parkinson

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Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais

Castaway · 21 July 1979Roy Plomley

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Glen Tetley

Castaway · 7 July 1979Roy Plomley

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Anna Raeburn

Castaway · 27 May 1978Roy Plomley

Aretha Franklin — Artist · desert is.land