Audrey Hepburn

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

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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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6 episodes

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2000s

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Armistead Maupin
Christopher Frayling
Dame Helena Morrissey
Joss Ackland
Nigel Nicolson
Tim Severin

Dame Helena Morrissey
Castaway · 22 March 2020Lauren Laverne
Armistead Maupin
Castaway · 25 November 2007Kirsty Young
Christopher Frayling

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
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Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Castaway · 2 November 2003

·Sue Lawley

Joss Ackland

03°06′S 094°02′W

Joss Ackland

Castaway · 12 August 2001Sue Lawley

Nigel Nicolson

19°57′S 063°33′W

Nigel Nicolson

Castaway · 12 March 1995Sue Lawley

Tim Severin

02°54′S 123°56′W

Tim Severin

Castaway · 29 January 1983Roy Plomley

Audrey Hepburn — Artist · desert is.land

Dame Helena Morrissey

Armistead Maupin

Christopher Frayling

Joss Ackland

Nigel Nicolson

Tim Severin