Buena Vista Social Club

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

6 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2000s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alison Moyet
Felicity Green
Lord Browne
Sir Christopher Meyer
Tina Brown
Vittorio Radice

Alison Moyet
Castaway · 18 May 2014Kirsty Young
Felicity Green
Castaway · 17 April 2011Kirsty Young
Lord Browne
Castaway · 2 July 2006

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

Sir Christopher Meyer

22°51′S 040°15′W

Sir Christopher Meyer

Castaway · 23 November 2003Sue Lawley

Vittorio Radice

10°54′S 007°06′W

Vittorio Radice

Castaway · 8 June 2003Sue Lawley

Tina Brown

17°01′S 168°21′W

Tina Brown

Castaway · 3 December 2000Sue Lawley

Buena Vista Social Club — Artist · desert is.land

Alison Moyet

Felicity Green

Lord Browne

Sir Christopher Meyer

Vittorio Radice

Tina Brown