Astrud Gilberto — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Broadcasting since 1942
Long wave 198 kHz
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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

Astrud Gilberto

5 episodes

Chosen over the decades

5

Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

3

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Betsy Blair
Bobby Robson
J G Ballard
Paul Merton
Quentin Crewe

Betsy Blair
Castaway · 12 June 2005Sue Lawley
Quentin Crewe
Castaway · 16 June 1996Sue Lawley
Paul Merton
Castaway · 19 September 1993

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

15°54′S 082°23′W

J G Ballard

Castaway · 2 February 1992Sue Lawley

06°54′S 130°56′W

Bobby Robson

Castaway · 25 May 1986Michael Parkinson

Astrud Gilberto — Artist · desert is.land