Benjamin Britten — Artist · desert is.land

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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Artist

Benjamin Britten

16 episodes

Chosen over the decades

16

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

5

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

André Previn
Angela Harding
Ben Kingsley
Caroline
Christopher Fry
Dr Jacob Bronowski
Jane Glover
Leslie Baily
Malcolm Williamson
Marisa Robles
Peter Pears
Quentin Blake
Robert Fisk
Rt Hon Shirley Williams
Sir Oliver Millar
Stan Barstow

Angela Harding
Castaway · 5 October 2025Lauren Laverne
Caroline
Castaway · 31 May 2009Kirsty Young
Robert Fisk
Castaway · 15 October 2006

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

23°48′S 059°10′W

Quentin Blake

Castaway · 1 October 2006Kirsty Young

05°47′S 036°33′W

Stan Barstow

Castaway · 24 August 1986Michael Parkinson

07°50′S 040°41′W

Jane Glover

Castaway · 30 March 1986Michael Parkinson

Rt Hon Shirley Williams

14°33′S 084°21′W

Rt Hon Shirley Williams

Castaway · 23 March 1986Michael Parkinson

21°16′S 128°01′W

Ben Kingsley

Castaway · 16 February 1986Michael Parkinson

Christopher Fry

00°56′S 011°49′W

Christopher Fry

Castaway · 7 October 1978Roy Plomley

Sir Oliver Millar

16°32′S 073°21′W

Sir Oliver Millar

Castaway · 4 June 1977Roy Plomley

21°56′S 134°17′W

Marisa Robles

Castaway · 28 May 1977Roy Plomley

Malcolm Williamson

00°52′S 142°01′W

Malcolm Williamson

Castaway · 12 June 1976Roy Plomley

Dr Jacob Bronowski

04°24′S 046°38′W

Dr Jacob Bronowski

Castaway · 5 January 1974Roy Plomley

06°05′S 034°50′W

Peter Pears

Castaway · 21 July 1969Roy Plomley

13°28′S 174°12′W

André Previn

Castaway · 7 October 1967Roy Plomley

07°51′S 040°43′W

Leslie Baily

Castaway · 13 January 1964Roy Plomley

Benjamin Britten — Artist · desert is.land