Choir of King's College, Cambridge, conducted by David Willcocks

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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Choir of King's College, Cambridge, conducted by David Willcocks

6 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alec Robertson
Barbara Pym
Dinsdale Landen
Richard Buckle
Rosemary Sutcliff
Sir John Gielgud

Rosemary Sutcliff
Castaway · 1 October 1983Roy Plomley
Sir John Gielgud
Castaway · 16 May 1981Roy Plomley
Richard Buckle
Castaway · 15 September 1979

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

·Roy Plomley

Dinsdale Landen

17°36′S 171°38′W

Dinsdale Landen

Castaway · 16 December 1978Roy Plomley

Barbara Pym

23°00′S 101°04′W

Barbara Pym

Castaway · 29 July 1978Roy Plomley

Alec Robertson

23°32′S 155°43′W

Alec Robertson

Castaway · 3 June 1972Roy Plomley

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, conducted by David Willcocks — Artist · desert is.land

Rosemary Sutcliff

Sir John Gielgud

Richard Buckle

Dinsdale Landen

Barbara Pym

Alec Robertson