BBC Symphony Orchestra

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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10 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Dame Sally Davies
Deborah Meaden
Gary Barlow
George Lloyd
John Drummond
Judith Kerr
Peter Alliss
Professor Sharon Peacock
Sir Anthony Seldon
Sir Ernst Gombrich

Professor Sharon Peacock
Castaway · 21 May 2023Lauren Laverne
Deborah Meaden
Castaway · 17 October 2021Lauren Laverne
Dame Sally Davies

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 · 28 July 2019

·Lauren Laverne

Gary Barlow

14°33′S 043°35′W

Gary Barlow

Castaway · 9 December 2018Lauren Laverne

Sir Anthony Seldon

16°13′S 162°11′W

Sir Anthony Seldon

Castaway · 17 January 2016Kirsty Young

Judith Kerr

10°15′S 154°04′W

Judith Kerr

Castaway · 29 February 2004Sue Lawley

George Lloyd

21°39′S 069°46′W

George Lloyd

Castaway · 23 April 1995Sue Lawley

John Drummond

14°04′S 015°38′W

John Drummond

Castaway · 26 June 1994Sue Lawley

Sir Ernst Gombrich

10°21′S 027°10′W

Sir Ernst Gombrich

Castaway · 5 April 1992Sue Lawley

Peter Alliss

05°16′S 023°33′W

Peter Alliss

Castaway · 29 March 1987Michael Parkinson

BBC Symphony Orchestra — Artist · desert is.land