Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Georg Solti

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
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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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Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Georg Solti

7 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alan Jay Lerner
Egon Ronay
HRH Princess Michael of Kent
Johnny Mathis
Luciano Pavarotti
Sir Alec Guinness
Victoria de los Angeles

Johnny Mathis
Castaway · 8 March 1987Michael Parkinson
HRH Princess Michael of Kent
Castaway · 28 January 1984Roy Plomley
Alan Jay Lerner

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 · 23 September 1978

·Roy Plomley

Victoria de los Angeles

16°54′S 033°54′W

Victoria de los Angeles

Castaway · 3 June 1978Roy Plomley

Sir Alec Guinness

17°43′S 107°24′W

Sir Alec Guinness

Castaway · 24 December 1977Roy Plomley

Egon Ronay

09°10′S 023°23′W

Egon Ronay

Castaway · 19 February 1977Roy Plomley

Luciano Pavarotti

13°18′S 001°52′W

Luciano Pavarotti

Castaway · 14 February 1976Roy Plomley

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Georg Solti — Artist · desert is.land

Johnny Mathis

HRH Princess Michael of Kent

Alan Jay Lerner

Victoria de los Angeles

Sir Alec Guinness

Egon Ronay

Luciano Pavarotti