Beyoncé — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Beyoncé — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Artist

Beyoncé

8 episodes

Chosen over the decades

8

Total castaways

2010s

Peak decade

2

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Abi Morgan
Billie Piper
Emily Eavis
Gordon Buchanan
John Legend
Levi Roots
Lubaina Himid
Sheryl Sandberg

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Gordon Buchanan on crying himself to sleep in Sierra Leone aged 17
Castaway · 30 November 2025Lauren Laverne
John Legend
John Legend on being nicknamed 'the legend' by a friend before he had a record deal
Castaway · 7 August 2022Lauren Laverne

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
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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

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