Billy Joel — 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
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

desert is.landest. 1942

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Artist

Billy Joel

16 episodes

Chosen over the decades

16

Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

5

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alan Minter
Andy Hamilton
Anthony Horowitz
Bill Cullen
Clare Balding
David Hempleman Adams
General H Norman Schwarzkopf
Gok Wan
Joyce DiDonato
Kathleen Turner
Lucinda Russell
Mark Johnston
Professor Brian Cox
Simon Pegg
Simon Weston
Sir Paul Nurse

Lucinda Russell
Castaway · 24 September 2023Lauren Laverne
Simon Pegg
Castaway · 14 May 2023Lauren Laverne
Mark Johnston
Castaway · 21 June 2020

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

21°10′S 034°09′W

Joyce DiDonato

Castaway · 25 September 2016Kirsty Young

14°16′S 132°10′W

Clare Balding

Castaway · 1 December 2013Kirsty Young

Professor Brian Cox

19°38′S 096°17′W

Professor Brian Cox

Castaway · 30 December 2011Kirsty Young

14°55′S 033°55′W

Gok Wan

Castaway · 7 February 2010Kirsty Young

Anthony Horowitz

19°47′S 070°13′W

Anthony Horowitz

Castaway · 31 December 2006Kirsty Young

18°14′S 075°47′W

Bill Cullen

Castaway · 19 October 2003Sue Lawley

21°59′S 179°17′W

Sir Paul Nurse

Castaway · 10 February 2002Sue Lawley

Kathleen Turner

01°32′S 077°53′W

Kathleen Turner

Castaway · 14 May 2000Sue Lawley

David Hempleman Adams

16°53′S 100°43′W

David Hempleman Adams

Castaway · 9 August 1998Sue Lawley

14°46′S 014°48′W

Andy Hamilton

Castaway · 27 April 1997Sue Lawley

05°00′S 022°22′W

Simon Weston

Castaway · 31 March 1996Sue Lawley

General H Norman Schwarzkopf

00°49′S 066°06′W

General H Norman Schwarzkopf

Castaway · 1 November 1992Sue Lawley

22°47′S 021°25′W

Alan Minter

Castaway · 29 November 1980Roy Plomley

Billy Joel — Artist · desert is.land