Bud Flanagan

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

Arthur Lowe
Brian Johnston
Dame Shirley Porter
Henry Blofeld
Judith Kerr
Rt. Hon. Lord Shinwell
Wendy Richard

Judith Kerr
Castaway · 29 February 2004Sue Lawley
Henry Blofeld
Castaway · 30 November 2003Sue Lawley
Wendy Richard

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

Castaway · 9 July 1995

·Sue Lawley

Dame Shirley Porter

04°40′S 088°31′W

Dame Shirley Porter

Castaway · 28 April 1991Sue Lawley

Rt. Hon. Lord Shinwell

14°35′S 050°10′W

Rt. Hon. Lord Shinwell

Castaway · 20 May 1978Roy Plomley

Brian Johnston

16°47′S 134°02′W

Brian Johnston

Castaway · 16 March 1974Roy Plomley

Arthur Lowe

01°34′S 137°38′W

Arthur Lowe

Castaway · 12 December 1970Roy Plomley

Bud Flanagan — Artist · desert is.land

Judith Kerr

Henry Blofeld

Wendy Richard

Dame Shirley Porter

Rt. Hon. Lord Shinwell

Brian Johnston

Arthur Lowe