Arthur Rubinstein — Artist · 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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Artist

Arthur Rubinstein

44 episodes

Chosen over the decades

44

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

7

Decades seen

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Alan Sillitoe
Andrew Cruickshank
Anthony Lawrence
Antony Hopkins
Ben Travers
Carlo Curley
Catherine Gaskin
Christopher Lloyd
Dame Helena Morrissey
Denise Robins
Derek Jacobi
Douglas Fairbanks Jnr
Dr Hanna Segal
Frankie Howerd
Gene Wilder
Geoffrey Parsons
Gregory Peck
Ian Carmichael
Isaac Stern
Jacqueline Du Pre
Jared Diamond
Kazuo Ishiguro
Kyra Vayne
Lang Lang
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Castaway · 30 June 2024Lauren Laverne
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Castaway · 22 March 2020Lauren Laverne
Jared Diamond

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 · 30 June 2019

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Alan Sillitoe

Castaway · 25 January 2009Kirsty Young

Nicholas Parsons

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Nicholas Parsons

Castaway · 4 November 2007Kirsty Young

00°37′S 107°14′W

Dr Hanna Segal

Castaway · 23 July 2006Sue Lawley

12°58′S 153°53′W

Kazuo Ishiguro

Castaway · 17 February 2002Sue Lawley

Christopher Lloyd

20°31′S 039°26′W

Christopher Lloyd

Castaway · 20 August 2000Sue Lawley

17°08′S 004°11′W

Luise Rainer

Castaway · 28 March 1999Sue Lawley

Sir Martin Rees

01°07′S 022°56′W

Sir Martin Rees

Castaway · 4 May 1997Sue Lawley

11°04′S 139°05′W

Gene Wilder

Castaway · 2 February 1997Sue Lawley

08°52′S 070°22′W

Kyra Vayne

Castaway · 24 March 1996Sue Lawley

Maurice Saatchi

22°20′S 098°49′W

Maurice Saatchi

Castaway · 24 September 1995Sue Lawley

05°22′S 162°56′W

Oliver Sacks

Castaway · 2 January 1994Sue Lawley

10°18′S 034°17′W

Molly Keane

Castaway · 13 May 1990Sue Lawley

Sir Crispin Tickell

22°11′S 109°41′W

Sir Crispin Tickell

Castaway · 15 April 1990Sue Lawley

20°52′S 127°57′W

Richard Rogers

Castaway · 18 March 1990Sue Lawley

Penelope Lively

23°24′S 035°07′W

Penelope Lively

Castaway · 17 September 1989Sue Lawley

01°00′S 026°05′W

Rocco Forte

Castaway · 5 February 1989Sue Lawley

13°25′S 091°54′W

Nigel Kennedy

Castaway · 12 January 1986Michael Parkinson

10°55′S 100°50′W

Carlo Curley

Castaway · 18 September 1982Roy Plomley

00°34′S 167°57′W

Frankie Howerd

Castaway · 23 January 1982Roy Plomley

17°44′S 081°42′W

Paul Eddington

Castaway · 22 August 1981Roy Plomley

Princess Grace of Monaco

13°19′S 019°56′W

Princess Grace of Monaco

Castaway · 18 April 1981Roy Plomley

Catherine Gaskin

07°48′S 048°49′W

Catherine Gaskin

Castaway · 25 October 1980Roy Plomley

05°34′S 050°15′W

Gregory Peck

Castaway · 2 August 1980Roy Plomley

12°32′S 103°25′W

Ian Carmichael

Castaway · 9 June 1979Roy Plomley

03°38′S 066°32′W

Mel Brooks

Castaway · 1 July 1978Roy Plomley

03°15′S 042°02′W

Derek Jacobi

Castaway · 10 June 1978Roy Plomley

13°17′S 027°36′W

Winston Graham

Castaway · 26 November 1977Roy Plomley

Jacqueline Du Pre

20°21′S 038°14′W

Jacqueline Du Pre

Castaway · 19 March 1977Roy Plomley

Douglas Fairbanks Jnr

22°33′S 159°17′W

Douglas Fairbanks Jnr

Castaway · 29 May 1976Roy Plomley

Sir Robert Mark

03°30′S 058°59′W

Sir Robert Mark

Castaway · 28 February 1976Roy Plomley

09°55′S 123°50′W

Ben Travers

Castaway · 10 May 1975Roy Plomley

Leslie Mitchell

07°45′S 107°38′W

Leslie Mitchell

Castaway · 1 June 1974Roy Plomley

03°38′S 103°25′W

Denise Robins

Castaway · 20 January 1973Roy Plomley

Anthony Lawrence

13°33′S 062°33′W

Anthony Lawrence

Castaway · 9 September 1972Roy Plomley

Geoffrey Parsons

21°14′S 173°59′W

Geoffrey Parsons

Castaway · 20 May 1972Roy Plomley

17°22′S 038°56′W

Wendy Hiller

Castaway · 15 April 1972Roy Plomley

14°40′S 163°13′W

Isaac Stern

Castaway · 8 January 1972Roy Plomley

00°12′S 000°04′W

Richard Baker

Castaway · 28 October 1968Roy Plomley

Andrew Cruickshank

14°42′S 073°54′W

Andrew Cruickshank

Castaway · 14 February 1966Roy Plomley

23°37′S 103°12′W

Antony Hopkins

Castaway · 1 October 1962Roy Plomley

Arthur Rubinstein — Artist · desert is.land