Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines

7 episodes

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7

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

4

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Captain Eric Brown (Winkle)
HRH Princess Margaret
Irene Thomas
John Harvey-Jones
Norris McWhirter
Sir Robert Mark

Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown
Eric Brown on interrogating Hermann Goering
Castaway · 14 November 2014Kirsty Young
Irene Thomas
Irene Thomas on being dismissed as a 'jamped up chorus girl' by Round Britain Quiz
Castaway · 26 January 1997Sue Lawley
John Harvey-Jones

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

John Harvey-Jones on his fifth birthday with a state band playing Happy Birthday out of tune

Castaway · 19 January 1985Roy Plomley

HRH Princess Margaret

10°37′S 144°13′W

HRH Princess Margaret

Princess Margaret on packing for a weekend at Windsor and staying five years

Castaway · 17 January 1981Roy Plomley

00°48′S 021°18′W

Irene Thomas

Irene Thomas on being rejected by the Welsh quiz team

Castaway · 16 June 1979Roy Plomley

Norris McWhirter

16°47′S 044°23′W

Norris McWhirter

Norris McWhirter on running the 100 yards in just over 10 seconds

Castaway · 10 February 1979Roy Plomley

Sir Robert Mark

03°30′S 058°59′W

Sir Robert Mark

Robert Mark on his four months on night duty in the slums of Manchester

Castaway · 28 February 1976Roy Plomley