Black Dyke Mills Band

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

7 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

David Hope
Eddie Waring
Evelyn Glennie
Michael Palin
Michael Quinn
Mike Harding
Sir Bernard Ingham

David Hope
Castaway · 11 December 2005Sue Lawley
Sir Bernard Ingham
Castaway · 21 May 1995Sue Lawley
Evelyn Glennie
Castaway · 24 January 1993

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

Sue Lawley

Michael Quinn

17°56′S 119°37′W

Michael Quinn

Castaway · 17 March 1984Roy Plomley

Mike Harding

22°11′S 019°43′W

Mike Harding

Castaway · 23 October 1982Roy Plomley

Michael Palin

19°49′S 138°09′W

Michael Palin

Castaway · 17 November 1979Roy Plomley

Eddie Waring

21°11′S 015°58′W

Eddie Waring

Castaway · 23 February 1974Roy Plomley

Black Dyke Mills Band — Artist · desert is.land

David Hope

Sir Bernard Ingham

Evelyn Glennie

Michael Quinn

Mike Harding

Michael Palin

Eddie Waring