Boston 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
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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7 episodes

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Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Claudio Abbado
Dilys Powell
Kaffe Fassett
Professor Glyn Daniel
Ronald Blythe
Sir Cecil Beaton
Sir Peter Lampl

Sir Peter Lampl
Castaway · 13 May 2018Kirsty Young
Ronald Blythe
Castaway · 15 April 2001Sue Lawley
Dilys Powell
Castaway · 24 November 1991

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

Kaffe Fassett

20°03′S 127°22′W

Kaffe Fassett

Castaway · 1 July 1990Sue Lawley

Professor Glyn Daniel

18°03′S 041°15′W

Professor Glyn Daniel

Castaway · 7 November 1981Roy Plomley

Claudio Abbado

20°12′S 030°08′W

Claudio Abbado

Castaway · 9 February 1980Roy Plomley

Sir Cecil Beaton

22°31′S 013°52′W

Sir Cecil Beaton

Castaway · 26 January 1980Roy Plomley

Boston Symphony Orchestra — Artist · desert is.land

Sir Peter Lampl

Ronald Blythe

Dilys Powell

Kaffe Fassett

Professor Glyn Daniel

Claudio Abbado

Sir Cecil Beaton